These creepy-cute dolls were created by New York artist and doll maker Nicole Johnson. Johnson began making art dolls in 2008 and is one of the originators of “Art Dolls Only – Traveling Doll Project“. Working in polymer clay, she adds acrylics, fabric, wool, and anything else that works to complete her dolls. Johnson lives […]
Yoko Tanaka: Painting/Illustration
Saturday’s image is by Los Angeles based painter/illustrator Yoko Tanaka. Tanaka has a BA in Law from Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan and a BFA in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Her work has been exhibited across the United States and in Europe and she has won numerous awards for […]
Terrence Payne: Pastel Drawings
Terrence Payne has lived and worked in the Minneapolis area since the mid 1990’s, building a body of unique and thought provoking work while exhibiting at museum, galleries and universities throughout the United States. His work can be found in private, corporate and collegiate collections throughout the world. Payne’s oil pastel portraits combine narrative elements, […]
Doze Green: Street Art to Fine Art
Today’s image is by New York artist Doze Green. “Green was born and raised in the upper west side of Manhattan, New York City and was one of the pioneers of the Hip-Hop culture. He first started writing graffiti in his neighborhood in 1974, and started painting subway trains in 1976. The following year he […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 76
Another Monday Mixx – Cheers!
iPhone Art: Art & Technology
There is no question that computer technology has changed the face of art and how traditional art such as painting, drawing, photography and sculpture is created. Many artists are familiar with the newer tools of the trade – Photoshop, Corel Draw and Painter, Illustrator, Wacom tablets, and a slew of others. As well, out of […]
Eric Dover: Art Direction
Born in Argentina and now living in Madrid, Eric Dover is one of the most respected freelance art directors. He has collaborated with some of the world’s leading photographers, advertisers, and fashion labels. All of the photos you see here are by Spanish photographer Eugenio Recuenco. To see more, visit EricDoverStudio.com. Sources: Fast Management
Geof Kern: Photography
“Geof Kern stands among the most awarded American photographers. With an unfettered imagination he worked for the most creative magazines and ad agencies. His very distinctive work is a combination of rationalism and conceptualism, inspired by “post-modernist” painters. Geof Kern works on a storyboard before shooting, creating images with a particular cinematographic mood and capturing […]
Ben Tour: Mixed Media
Born in 1977 in Toronto, Canada, Ben Tour has a degree in Illustration from Sheridan College in Ontario. Tour’s paintings primarily focus on the human figure – many of them female. Tour “channels a dark, often haunting sense of humanism in his work. His observations deftly inform his paintings, enabling him to capture the essence […]
E. E. Cummings: Writer and Visual Artist
Born on October 14, 1894, most people know E.E. Cummings, the writer. As a poet, Edward Estlin Cummings was very popular throughout the 20th century and received tremendous critical acclaim. Less well-known is Cummings’ accomplishment as a visual artist. Cummings considered himself as much a painter as a poet and he devoted a tremendous amount […]
Damien Kamholtz: Boats Like Feathers @ ArtHouse Gallery
“Damien Kamholtz is a visual artist based in Toowoomba, Australia. His paintings have been selected as finalists in the Brett Whitely Travelling Art Scholarship twice and he has been a finalist in such shows as the Churchie Art Award, the Prometheus Visual Arts Award and, more recently, the Sulman Prize. Damien is a lecturer at […]
Jaybo Monk: Painting
Born in Paris in 1968, Jeremy Baudouin, A.K.A. Jaybo Monk, is a French artist currently living and and working in Berlin, Germany. Jaybo ran away from home at the age of 14 eventually landing in Berlin-Kreuzberg in the early 1980’s where he spent time as a graffiti writer, street actor, and hip-hop musician. At the […]
