LISSABON Portugal (2015) by Andreas Schweizer in Zurich, Switzerland
I chose the above piece because I love trolly cars, I love the detail of the street lamp, and I think the front of the trolly says Jameson, which is one of my favorite whiskies.
Gitano (Gypsy) by Eugenio Para in Murcia, Spain
If you look through his website you’ll find realistic oils of still-life, beautiful abstract art, nudes, and finally this flamenco series.
Wells Building Youngstown by Daniel Rauschenbach in Youngstown, Ohio
I chose the above piece because it reminds me very much of the city I work in and yet the way he’s portrayed the otherwise mundane scene is vibrant, interesting, and worthy of conversation. True art.
The Weight of Hunger by Daniel Angeles in Dallas, Texas
I chose this piece because it seems inspired both of Dalí and Warhol yet is still all Angeles.
Clementines by Chris Krupinski in Fairfax, Virginia
I chose the piece above because of the hard shadows that slice across the fruit. Shadows in watercolor generally get blurred or washed out but not in Krupinski’s work.
Summer Sidewalk by Steve Kleier in Portland, Oregon
It is as if he uses shadows to construct the entire piece and he’s left with a proper representation of where the light is. Reverse photography.
Ten and Not Nine by Starr Weems in Athens, Alabama
She accomplishes her style using a gravity pour technique and then erasing away the pieces she wants to brighten up.
1200‘ #9, 2014 by Amy Park in New York City, NY
Her large canvases remind me of Monet’s Water Lilies series. I’d love to see one of these in person.
Hudson River Park by Richard Fox in Brooklyn, NY
I’m digging Richard’s style. This painting is from his Splashes of Color series.
Baby of Totoro and Moomins by Zuzia Turek in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK
I decided to browse around on Ello this morning to find today’s illustration2015 featured painting and I’m glad I did because I found this piece from Zuzia Turek.
Stargazing Owl by Eugene Arenhaus in Haifa, Israel
I love that Arenhaus used red to light this piece because that is exactly what you’d see at a real observatory — the red light helps keep your pupils dilated to capture as much light as possible.
Blue Whale by Vanessa C. León G. in Lima, Peru
A loved this little illustration by León that I found on her Instagram and I thought it was the perfect piece to kick off this week’s series which is illustration2015.
The Tomato Patch by Andrew Henwood in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
What says summertime more than tomatoes in a garden?
Tree House by Frits Ahlefeldt in Denmark
I never have to look too far into Frits Ahlefeldt’s work before I find something incredibly interesting. The piece I chose for today’s feature is a sketch he did for his project Hiking.org.
Hot Pursuit by Max Good in Chicago, Illinois
Nothing says summertime2015 more than Max Good’s sailboat race.
Endless summer by Elizabeth Baddeley in Kansas City, Missouri
The second in my summertime2015 series is from illustrator Elizabeth Baddeley. I ran across this piece on her Tumblr which is full of great stuff.
Rainbow Trout by Shoshanna Bauer in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Summer is in full swing so this week I’ll be featuring five paintings capturing some of the spirit, activities, and events of summertime.
Delicate Arch by Shari Blaukopf in Montreal, Canada
Delicate Arch by Shari Blaukopf in Montreal, Canada
Sacred Grove by Yoshida Töshi in Tokyo, Japan
Töshi, who lived in Japan from 1911-1995, is an amazingly accomplished artist. He has an amazing story and I recommend doing a search on him to read whatever you can.
“American Gothic” by Adam Lister in Beacon, NY
“American Gothic” by Adam Lister in Beacon, NY.
Fishermen in Ha Long Bay by Direk Kingnok in Khon Kaen, Thailand
After watching a video of this piece being done I knew I had to feature this piece of Kingnok’s in the gallery. Although, if you look through his work on Facebook you can see it wasn’t an easy decision.
Bootham Bar, York by Allan Kirk in SW, France
Bootham Bar, York by Allan Kirk in SW, France.