It is with great sadness that I put this blog on hold for health reasons. Hopefully I’ll be back soon. In the meantime, I will keep sharing art regularly through my Instagram, so please follow! I’ll miss it here very much. ❤
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Health Hiatus
Posted in announcement, art, surreal with tags announcement, art, pop surrealism on November 4, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyThe Prisma Visions Tarot
Posted in art, illustration, tarot with tags art, illustration, james r eads, tarot, wish list on November 2, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyThe latest tarot deck I’ve been drooling over is the Prisma Visions Tarot, illustrated by the amazing James R. Eads.
Adjacent cards in each suit line up side by side to form a panoramic picture and story. What a fabulous concept, and seemingly quite well executed here. The deck comes with a 100 page guide book.
You can view each card and read more about the deck on the About Page.
Halloween Countdown: Vintage Ghost Illustrations
Posted in art, halloween, illustration, vintage with tags art, ghost, halloween, illustration, vintage on October 30, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyHere are just a few of the rare ghost illustrations I’ve collected over the years.
We’ll start with a favorite specter!
I love seeing the way different illustrators represent the dearly (and not-so-dearly) departed.
Hat tip to Frank Zumbach for posting a number of these!
Halloween Countdown: Clay Disarray
Posted in art, craft, film, halloween, horror with tags art, clay, craft, film, halloween, horror on October 24, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyCheck out these polymer clay renditions of classic horror movie posters by Clay Disarray.
What movie poster would you like to see get the clay disarray makeover?
There are even more on the official Instagram account than the website!
Halloween Countdown: Chad Wehrle
Posted in art, illustration, monsters, undead with tags art, illustration, monsters, undead teds on October 11, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyChad Wehrle sites the “masters of spook” Stephen Gammell, Edward Gorey and Donn Kenn among his influences.
I see Gammell’s spirit most of all in this work (which is great because he’s one of my all time favorite illustrators).
I just love the effect of broad, skillful smudging/erasing combined with very fine line work.
Halloween Countdown: Dennis Carlsson
Posted in anatomy, art, halloween, macabre, monsters with tags anatomy, art, cartoon, halloween, horror, macabre, monsters on October 3, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyDennis Carlsson gives beloved pop culture cartoon characters a horror makeover.
I particularly love the way he does teeth and shining viscera.
Which cartoon would you like to see Carlsson reimagine?
Vilde Furdal Nymoen
Posted in art, surreal with tags art, pop surrealism, surrealism, Vilde Furdal Nymoen on September 28, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyVilde Furdal Nymoen paints vertically elongated portraits of (mostly) girls, sans hair, with colorful worlds emerging from the top of their heads.
Each has its own theme, and they look absolutely beautiful displayed as triptychs. What do you think about the intentional omission of hair (I can’t help but be reminded of Eleven in Stranger Things every time I look at this art!)?
Ben Lewis Giles
Posted in anatomy, art, collage, skulls and skeletons with tags anatomy, art, collage, skulls and skeletons on September 27, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyCheck out the gorgeous collage work of Ben Lewis Giles.
His sources range from vintage pulp art to fine art, and everything in between. Biology textbooks, nature picture books, the art of folklore and Americana…
He states:
Nature, metamorphosis, light, colour, collage,collaboration, juxtaposition, repetition, excitement, evolution, manipulation,music, television, improvisation, participation and seduction are all components in my practice.
Shoichi Tsurukawa
Posted in art, japan with tags art, japan, Shoichi Tsurukawa, tsutsugaki on September 25, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyShoichi Tsurukawa uses a dyeing technique called tsutsugaki (staining cotton with colored rice paste) to create brightly colored works. Traditional tsutsugaki pieces are usually indigo dye on a light colored canvas, but clearly Tsurukawa makes the process his own!
From the artist statement:
I can easily indulge myself in the colors of happiness, anger and grief as my heart is always drawn by the vividness of my own emotions. What I want to portray is humans, namely the common “something” that lies underneath our appearance.
Inge Vandormael
Posted in alchemy, anatomy, art, nature with tags alchemy, anatomy, art, Inge Vandormael, nature on September 23, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyInge Vandormael sticks to a simple color palette; black, white, red and silver for drawings, muted autumnal tones for watercolor. But the symbolism in her work is profound.
Much of her older work was inspired by Eastern religion, myth and philosophy. Clearly influenced by nature and the beautiful structure within the ephemeral cycles of life and death, her newer works delve into alchemical and sacred geometry.
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