You have probably seen this gorgeous work by American artist Andy Curlowe before. He’s been featured on lots and lots and lots of sites, and clearly, I couldn’t resist either. The colors, the precise architectural lines combined with the loose work… and the mountains… ah, the mountains! I thought my post was finished, but then I found his sketchbook. Yep, I have a thing for fun, simple sketchbooks… Get ready, because it’s pretty different than what you just saw:

Ah-haha! I love it all… and what a perfect way to end the week… Dancing!

Ok, before the love, I have to start by saying that tumblr ain’t my favorite thing in the world. It just seems to be a giant sea of images that rarely link back to the artist who made the work. That drives me nuts!

Anywho, I digress.

When Sandrine Kerfante sent me a link to her beautiful site, twin-niwt I started letting go of my tumblr rage, because I was seeing double… and I liked it! Sandrine has collected such a gorgeous group of everything twin-like. ♥ ♥ These are just a few of my favorites {I was tempted to copy and paste everything she had on there, but… well, that would be crazy, right?}

1) Sonia Szóstak 2) unknown  3) unknown via fromthewings 4) Ariko Inaoka 5) Anne Malmberg 6) Budi Cc-line 7) Kristina Petrosiute 8 ) unknown  9) Clayton Cubitt 10) Julie Cerise {*thanks to sandrine, and everyone else that jumped in to fill in the blanks on a few of these!}

The stranger the portrait, the more I love it! These pretty, and slightly disturbing, girls are the work of Portland based artist Christina Romeo. I love the loose pencil lines, and I realize that the vibrant color is paint, but it sort of looks like cake frosting… and I sort of love that.

{Thanks to Jessica from StayWithYourself.com for the link to Christine’s work}

Oh, how lovely… the beautiful flowing garments of American artist Ron Isaacs … that are made entirely of WOOD!!! Yes. Wood. All of them… even that blue “silk” dress at the top. Cut, layered, painted wood.  Sigh. Insane.

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Ok, this might be one of the most amazing artistic collaborations I’ve ever seen… Canadian artist Aganetha Dyck, and a whole bunch of bees! I’m going to let Aganetha describe this project, because she can do a much better job than I can:

First, a clarification; I am not a beekeeper. I rent the colonies of honeybees, bee hives, and apiary space from a qualified beekeeper. All my work with honeybees is overseen by a scientist and is always completed under the direction of a beekeeper. The beekeeper takes care of the bees. I am an artist interested in environmental issues and in inter-species communication, specifically interested in the power of the small. My ongoing research asks questions regarding the ramifications all living beings would experience should honey bees disappear from earth.

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To begin a collaborative project with the honeybees, I choose a slightly broken object or damaged material from a second hand market place. I choose damaged objects because honeybees are meticulous beings, they continuously mend anything around them and they do pay attention to detail. To encourage the honeybees to communicate, I strategically add wax or honey, propolis or hand-made honeycomb patterns to the objects prior to placing them into their hives. At least I like to think my methods are strategic. The honeybees often think otherwise and respond to what is placed within their hive in ways that make my mind reel.

At times, the honeybees encourage me to add or delete honeycomb after they have worked on an object. As an example, by overextending their honeycomb, the honeybees encourage me to sculpt into this mass of waxed cell construction and return it to them for further consideration.

Amazing.

Ah yes, there is always something new, fun and kinda weird in the portfolio of American artist Ashley Goldberg… today that includes a lemon head girl, a cactus, a couple of slightly odd foxy creatures, and of course a masked cat-girl. Have a great weekend! I hope it’s filled with new, fun, and kinda weird things!

Gasp! Did you see these on BOOOOOOOM earlier this week? So beautiful, so haunting, and oh so skillfully painted. These stunning portraits are the work of South Korean artist Yong Sung Heo. Stark white hair, and those piercing, pinkish eyes – so harsh, but so soft at the same time. Yep, I think these require one more Gasp!

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Hm… amazing how a little floral patterning can soften an image. Like a rocky landscape, or a black & white portrait:

… or skateboarders:

… or a bit of historical combat:

See… suddenly the skateboarders look sweeter, and even the war images feel a tiny bit less scary. These flowered beauties are the collage work of Essex based artist Guy Catling. Now, tell me if I’m alone, but they kinda make me wanna throw on a muu muu and start sticking flowery wallpaper to everything. You too?

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The color! The brushstrokes! The classic subject matter that’s been made totally fresh and ridiculously modern! I’m sure you’ve seen the work of Australian artist Stefan Dunlop before, but I could not resist showing his latest work. I mentioned the color, brushstrokes, and treatment of subject matter right? Oh my word… it’s all just so good.

{If you’re in Sydney on September 20 ~ 22, you can see his work in person at the Sydney Art Fair with the Edwina Corlette Gallery}

Ahhhh, peonies! Can you smell these from where you are?! I think I can! I saw these on The Artful Desperado last week and immediately fell in love. Here’s why…

1. Peonies are my most favorite flower ever.

2. These are paintings. PAINTINGS.

3. That’s all.

These insanely beautiful paintings are the work of Texas based artist Thomas Darnell. So gorgeous! Oh, if only they were really really really big…

YES ♥

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