Who needs a cup of coffee to start the day when you can have this? Seriously.

Amanda Valdez – an up and coming Seattle based artist –  is causing some serious ripples in the west coast art scene. I found her work while browsing through a few art magazines (totally forgot which one! Luckily I wrote down her name) and couldn’t get enough of it.

Bold color blocks combined with mixed media make her paintings pop out and take over the whole space. Ahhh, so beautiful.

So, do you need that cup of coffee? Probably. Difference is, now it’ll taste better after seeing Amanda’s art. You’re welcome :)

Happy Monday friends.

all images : Amanda Valdez

Amazing what paint can do when you let it follow its own path.

Incredible fluid creativity by Mark Chadwick 

Mark’s Flickr, Website 

Shae illustrates the chronicles of her personal journey through her blog -which I found while browsing through my reader and, I was instantly drawn to her work. She combines photography and painting to create vibrant, colorful pieces that ooze inspiration. I already found a few other artist with similar techniques, all of them unique and wonderful like Shae.

No more words. Just soak your eyes in beauty – you are welcome.

Shae – Web,  Blog, Twitter