Kim Rosen for OnEarth magazine

Here is an illustration that Kim Rosen did for the current issue of OnEarth magazine. It's for an article about the "gear guilt" that some people feel when buying new gear. New and improved gear is ultra light, but the guilt of getting rid of all the old, heavy gear causes the writer some turmoil when thinking about how all that old stuff can wreak havoc on the environment:

Kim Rosen illustration : "Gear Guilt"

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Mariya Paskovsky explores 19th Century Ladies Fashion

Mariya Paskovsky has recently been working on some illustrations that explore the theme of 19th century ladies fashion. After reading Alexandre Dumas's Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Mariya decided to try her hand at some ultra-vintage fashion looks:

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashion for Women, 1832

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashion for Women, 1864

In Mariya's own words,
"Greatly inspired by old 19th century fashion magazine engravings, I decided to create those dresses respecting patterns, decorations, silhouettes, lines, styles and techniques of that time. I think it is just a beginning of my very new collection of historic fashion illustrations, for I find great pleasure in studying and sketching these sometimes rather funny looking but still extremely beautiful skirts, gloves, hats, fans, corsets, umbrellas, shoes …. "

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashion for Women, 1811

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashion for Women, 19th century hats

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Calef Brown illustrations

Calef Brown is well known for his colorful and funky artwork, and also for the children's books he writes and illustrates; however, there is a much wider range to the style and use of his art than you might realize.  We thought we would share some of the interesting projects he's done that show other sides of Calef. 

This is one he worked on a few years ago for the NCAA Hall of Champions.  The campaign was called "Stay in Bounds", and the purpose of it was to promote sportsmanship in kid's athletics.  Here are some of the final posters, as well as some of the characters Calef developed for the project:

The client asked Calef to create characters that were stylized and fun rather than realistic and specific.  In Calef's own words, "I think the writing is very well done – sincere, but also funny.  The posters created for the campaign were adapted for print advertisements as well.  The idea of a little mascot that’s a piece of bubblegum, who himself is chewing gum and blowing a bubble, was another character that got a great reaction from kids.  A nice bit of absurdity in a campaign that deals with serious issues."

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Robin Moline - Deadly Row to Hoe - Preview!

Robin Moline recently illustrated this cover for a book titled, A Deadly Row to Hoe, by Cricket McRae.  The book is a mystery published by Llewellyn Worldwide and is scheduled for a November release.  We couldn't wait that long to show you the cover, and the art director said it was OK, so here it is!

Robin Moline - Deadly Row to Hoe

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Pisco Sour illustrated by Santiago Uceda

Pisco is a grape brandy produced in wine making regions of Peru and Chile.  The roots of Pisco date back to the 16th century, when the Spaniards brought the grape from Europe to the Peruvian region.  The King of Spain banned wine in the 17th century ... Read more, check out the two illustrations and learn the recipe!

Part of a Santiago Uceda illustration for Pisco Sour recipe - Click on image to go to full illustration

Claudine Hellmuth - Fiskars scissors

Claudine Hellmuth, our favorite collage artist (of course!), was recently interviewed by Fiskars, the makers of those orange-handled scissors with which we are all familiar.  Claudine is now a part of Fiskars Featured Artists, which is a section on their website where they interview artists working in a variety of media, but who share a common love and need for scissors in their work.  So fun and easy to read!

Screenshot of Claudine Hellmuth's interview on Fiskars website

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Marco Wagner - Bon Iver

In light of Bon Iver's Grammy win earlier this week, we thought we would share with you this portrait that Marco Wagner did of the band's lead singer, Justin Vernon:

Marco Wagner - Bon Iver: Justin Vernon

In his free time, Marco often illustrates musicians that inspire him.  In this particular case, Marco had gone on a holiday road trip during which he drove 2000 km and the only music he listened to the entire time was Bon Iver's album, "For Emma, Forever Ago".  Not only did he never tire of the music, but it inspired to him to create this personal piece of Justin Vernon.

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