Illustration

haute couture inspired art by Peggy Wolf

January 31, 2012

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As the rain is pouring down, my neck is hurting from all the time I’ve spent in front of my computer and I’m stressing about cooking dinner (if I keep eating frozen food I’ll turn into a mexican Paula Dean) – I found my saviour: the art of Peggy Wolf.

Peggy has been all over the place – interior design, fashion, illustration. No wonder why her work is fit for a runway show. It would be awesome if Peggy paired up with a fashion designer of sorts to create an art/clothing show where you can match your shirt with a canvas (like Basso and Brooke but more collage-y).

On a side note, not everything has been stress today – I got a thank you email from Amanda (the artist that created the rad 40K Junk Mail installation posted below) I couldn’t be more flattered! Amanda mentioned she has a few projects happening in the near future and when the time comes she’ll let me know about them. Can hardly wait! ALSO her post made my blog appear in WordPress’ front page in the “Freshly Pressed” section making The Artful Desperado go kabooom! Thank YOU Amanda and thank YOU newly-discovered-desperados for leaving all of those great comments :)

So, back to Peggy’s art – inspired by all of her colourful pieces I say get your sketch book out, your fashion magazines, scissors and glue and let your artful juices flow!

While you get your supplies  - and I attempt to grow more arms like Vishnu so I can get stuff done around the house – I’ll leave you with some good looking couture-inspired art:

Via: The Strange Attractor

Peggy Wolf,  Etsy store

colorful art prints by Kris Tate

January 3, 2012

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Recent Ink by Matthew Goik

July 17, 2011

Where do you find creativity? In illustration!

I found Matthew’s work while browsing through the art section of Redit, one of the many places I visit to find creative peeps.

Here’s a sample of Matthew’s illustrations and yes, you guessed correctly, my favorite one is the one with the triangles and the eyes. I choose these images because the colors remind me of the soil in Arizona, which is one of my favorite places on this planet! {Matthew happens to live there, too.}

And hey, here’s a question for you: Which online spots do you visit to get in touch with your creative community? Leave your comments and tips below. Enjoy your Sunday!

 

 

Matthew Goik – Behance, Site

Natalia Sanabria

February 24, 2011

Fashion + Watercolor + Illustration

I love these illustrations by Natalia, they are so colorful! – make sure to pop by her Flickr, she has more goodies in there {awesome pics included}


Natalia – Flickr

Disastro Ecologico

January 30, 2011

Illustration + Design: Alberto Seveso

{Does not really matter who I am or where I come from, the world has no borders}

 

Because it always sounds better in Italian. AlbertoWeb, Free Image Downloads