Sexy bunnies… and one sassy kitty. I have to admit, these large scale oil paintings by Brussels based artist Nathalie Pirotte have made me a bit of a smitten kitten, too. So bizarre, kinda creepy, and absolutely gorgeous ♥

Oh boy. I wrote about Portland based artist/illustrator Ashley Goldberg about three years ago… and here we are again! Little houses, little birds, and little beards {and little birds with little beards, of course!}. I have to admit though, my main reason for writing this post was so that I could show this painting. I have always loved this painting:

Sigh. Awesome.

{ps. Ashley is yet another artist who will be featured in my upcoming book… Q. Who’s crazy excited?! A. Yep, it’s me!}

Is it possible to be totally smitten, yet somewhat terrified? Yes, yes it is. These bizarrely beautiful oil paintings by Australian artist Abbey McCulloch have my heart racing… I’m not sure if it’s because of her stunning color choices, her spooky girls, or that tiny pink pig. Hm, I’m going to go with d) All of the above.

Ahhh, summer. You can almost feel the warmth of the sun, and smell the salty sea air, can’t you? These paintings {yes, paintings?!} are by South African artist Philip Barlow. Realistic, but not… like an old, out of focus photograph. So lovely. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to the beach! Ok, not really… but wouldn’t that be a nice way to spend the day? Yes it would!

Florals, golden hues, and rectangular hair… ahh, the lovely ladies of Indiana based artist Ryan Pickart. Very Klimt-ish, no?

{via Bonnie Tsang’s Pinterest board}

First of all, I’m jealous of Australian artist Rachel Castle because of these:

Ah, gorgeous textile work… with what I’m pretty sure is the perfect amount of neon felt. And then, of course, I had to show these:

Acrylic paintings on linen. Hello lovely organic shapes & stunning color choices… but boy oh boy, whatever you do, do not get me started on this stuff:

Gah! Art, and bedding, and dresses, oh my! Where does this girl’s talent end?! No, seriously… where? ♥

{ps. I love the scale of the felt piece hanging above. Gorgeous. I need this in my house. Immediately.}

Ahhh, it’s finally summertime where I live {so much cold rain until last week!} so these strange/abstract-ish swimsuit paintings, by American artist Sarah Boyts Yoder, are totally speaking to me:

Yep, I want to jump into a blue pool, wearing neon red stripes! But hold on a second… there’s more. These are not swimsuit related, but I absolutely love them, so perhaps I’ll just enjoy them poolside:

Mmmm… summer hued GUM Dr p ♥  ~ and with that, I wish you a happy weekend! See ya on Monday!

Ooh, a flash from the past! I love vintage imagery, especially old packaging & advertising. Clearly, American artist Dennis Bredow does too. Found images that have been cropped and mounted to wood panel, with just the right amount of  acrylic paint. And, for obvious reasons, I think this one might be my favorite:

Ha! Remember that ad? Well, I’ve got my brush and pen… still waiting for the money to start rolling in… any day now!

I’m not sure if you’ve seen my latest series of posts on sfgirlbybay, but I kind of love doing them! The column is called ART GOES HERE, and I write one every second Wednesday {which happens to be today!}. Basically, I find a beautiful interior design image, and using a little photoshop magic, I add three different selections of contemporary art to the shot. Sculpture, painting, installation – yep, anything goes!

To be totally honest, this is my dream job. Finding, and then hanging, the perfect art for someone’s home… I’d get to play matchmaker between artist and collector, and amazing work would end up on beautiful walls. Win, WIN! Here are a few little snippets from ART GOES HERE from the past few months {visit sfgirlbybay to see the full posts}:

{Art // 1. Tape ~ Alex Menocal 2. Lights ~ Steve Lambert 3. Photography ~ Amy Friend 4. Thread ~ Anne Lindberg 5. Chalk ~ Dana Tanamachi 6. Pen ~ Il Lee 7. Stairs – various images found on Pinterest by searching for ‘staircases’}

Oh boy – there’s alotta stuff {water colors, drawings, oil paintings} in the portfolio of Nashville based artist Kimia Kline, but I managed to edit it down to a few favorites from the ‘oil paintings’ section. Lovely girls, and lovely color palettes … ♥