Coraline 3D!

I went to the 3D  Coraline movie on Valentines day.  It is my new favorite movie! It was so magical that it made me giggle like a child.  The 3D is so captivating, and the set design is meticulous and enchanting.

Treasury

I was listed in three amazing treasuries today, and finally figured out how to post them on my blog.  I love the calm whites in Ice and Snow, and the enchanting selection of In The Company of Wolves.

        I also showed up in this wonderful treasury for Vancouver artists.

Big Love for Littlehouses

I just received my very own Rosemont Sweater from little houses the other day.  And yes it is as cozy as it looks, Shana you are a genius.  

Now I'm looking forward to one day owning one of your beautiful coats...

Josh Keyes

Currently one of my favorite artists is a Tacoma based painter Josh Keyes.  Though I admire all of his work, I have decided if given the choice to have one of his paintings I would choose the following image titled:  "Sleeping #1".

The work of Keyes draws upon the illustrative style of scientific text books to dissect and isolate animals within fragments of their environments. 

In a post-apocalyptic  narrative he depicts animals in a setting physically void of humans,  save the remnant debris of their civilization.

For the love of lowbrow...

I absolutely fell in love with the work of San Francisco artist Jenny Alcantara when I first saw her etsy sight and website.

I love the candy coated color pallet of her paintings as well the dreamlike imagery she

depicts.

 

This is one of my favorite works by Mark Ryden, an artist on the forefront of the lowbrow scene.

His surrealistic style is a juxtaposition of the saccharine and macabre.  I am in complete awe of his technical aptitude.

Camile Rose Garcia has long been an inspiration of mine both technically and aesthetically.

 
I love her color pallet and subject matter.  She utilizes  layers of acrylic on wood, often including wallpaper and glitter to depict an illustrative style which is nostalgically reminiscent of dark pre-disney cartoon style.  

What is it about squirrels that tugs at my heart strings so. Perhaps it is a combination of big eyes, little dainty hands and spastic movements.

I guess with these attributes combined, you could go so far as to call them a hairy fairy.  How very Canadiana.

Big Eyes

Ever get the feeling like you are being watched?  This happens to me from time to time in my little studio.  The feeling that there are two big dow eyes watching, waiting...This little presence is a constant inspiration for me.  The culmination of quiet intensity and cuteness...