Lesley Smitheringale on July 9th, 2008

Dan May is an artist living in Atlanta, Ga. He spends his days (and nights) painting dreamlike environments that transcend space and time. These delightful yet haunting images are often based in personal observations of both human’s and nature’s relationships with each other, blended with a healthy dose of whimsy, fantasy and cautious relevance…
I had [...]

Continue reading about Featured Artist: Dan May

Lesley Smitheringale on May 8th, 2008

This positively charming art and sculpture oasis created by South American artist Bruno Torfs is in Marysville, 95k from Melbourne. The Garden is open to the public every day from 10am - 5pm and the Gallery on weekends. I have never been but next time I am in Melbourne I will make an effort [...]

Continue reading about Bruno’s Hinterland Oasis in Melbourne

Lesley Smitheringale on April 22nd, 2008

In January of 2003 Blaine Fontana decided to became self-employed as a fine artist and designer. Since then he hasn’t looked back. Blaine has been doing paintings, licensing, graphics and shows for Lineage Gallery, Upper Playground, Don O’Melveny Gallery, Pr1mary Space, The Lab 101, Distinction Gallery, Keep A Breast, Pacific Sunwear, Ocean Pacific, Sessions, SCION [...]

Continue reading about Featured Artist: Blaine Fontana

lesart on April 21st, 2008

This designer, Yehrin Tong has produced beautiful work in a range of products including textiles, typography, music CD covers, typography, & editorial.

Mermaid Embroidery Design (Maharishi Womenswear A/W 07/08)

Honolulu Wonderland Repeat Pattern (Naughty S/S 07)
Yehrin Tong Website
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Continue reading about Featured Artist: Yehrin Tong

Lesley Smitheringale on April 19th, 2008

Tiffany Bozic has spent the majority of her life living with and observing the intricacies of nature. Having grown up on a farm in Arkansas, she was inspired by the natural world at an early age. Blending her external observations with the internal world has led her to refine a distinct style. Her work often [...]

Continue reading about Featured Artist: Tiffany Bozic

lesart on April 18th, 2008

Kathleen’s work immediately appealed to me when I first saw it and the evening bags she designs are stunningly unique and creative.
More recently, I’ve been paying attention to the shapes , color shifts, and repetition of the small mundane elements in the woods, such as seed pods, buds, moss, grasses, leaves, sticks and stones. Then [...]

Continue reading about Featured Artist: Kathleen Dustin

lesart on April 18th, 2008

This Dutch artist’s work is wonderfully unique and absoulutely sensational.
Levi van Veluw´s photo series are self-portraits, drawn and photographed by himself: a one-man-process. His works constitute elemental transfers; modifying the face as object; combining it with other stylistic elements to create a third visual object of great visual impact. The work you see therefore is [...]

Continue reading about Featured Artist: Levi van Veluw

lesart on April 9th, 2008

Lars Henkel was born 1973 in Italy. He studied at the KHM, Academy for Media in Cologne, Germany and works now as an illustrator. He does a lot of work for magazines and publishers, but focuses also very much on his own artworks. Together with Anja Struck and Mario Wagner he belongs to the art [...]

Continue reading about Featured Artist: Lars Henkel

lesart on April 9th, 2008

Timothy Martin is a classically trained fine artist. In 2000, Martin was commissioned by the venerable Steinway & Sons to paint an actual one-of-a-kind baby grand piano, the first painter in nearly 70 years commissioned by the piano makers. Following a nationwide tour, the “Summertime Piano” is now part of a private collection.
[...]

Continue reading about Featured Artist: Timothy Martin

lesart on April 6th, 2008

I discovered this young artist by chance and immediately liked his work. He offers no information about himself. He has a bog here called The Technological Mammal and a website here.

l to r: Sketchbook piece and Into the Forest (Illustration for Hansel & Gretel)

l to [...]

Continue reading about Featured Artist: J.Alex Stamos