Mariya Paskovsky's illustrated patterns

A big part of Mariya Paskovsky's unique style is the use of intricate line work and patterns throughout her illustrations.  Recently Mariya has been exploring the use of her ornamental and flowing lines as as purely decorative images, and below are some of her latest illustrations.  We think her styles translates beautifully into patterns!

Mariya Paskovsky - Pattern 1

Mariya Paskovsky - Pattern 2

Mariya Paskovsky - Pattern 3

Mariya Paskovsky - Pattern 5

Mariya Paskovsky - Pattern 6

Mariya Paskovsky - Pattern 11

Mariya Paskovsky - Pattern 12

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Charles Glaubitz illustrates sleep disorders

Charles Glaubitz created this illustration for a recent issue of the University of Chicago magazine.  The article was on sleep disorders, and below is what Charles came up with.  Charles submitted another sketch on a slightly different concept, which wasn't chosen for publication.  However, he liked the idea so much that he decided to complete the final art for himself anyway - see the Sleep Owl Machine illo at the bottom of post.  We think they're both super cool!

Charles Glaubitz - Sleep Disorders

 

Charles Glaubitz - Sleep Disorders illustration in context of magazine spread

Charles Glaubitz - Sleep Owl Machine

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Marco Wagner illustrates for German magazine "Psychologie Heute"

Two of Marco Wagner's latest illustrations were just published in a German magazine called "Psychologie Heute".  The story was about destiny and key moments, and here's what Marco came up with:

Marco Wagner - Augenblick 1 - (deer in the headlights)

Marco Wagner - Augenblick 2 (illustrated portrait)

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Joel Nakamura illustrates Powerpuff Girls

Joel Nakamura is taking part in an upcoming group show which is a collaborative exhibition being put together by Mark Murphy and the Cartoon Network in honor of the Cartoon Network’s 20th Year Celebration. The show will open during Comic-Con San Diego this summer.  Each participating artist was asked to create an illustration based on their own interpretation of a Cartoon Network show. The various shows were assigned to each artist, and Joel Nakamura got Powerpuff Girls. Here is what he came up with!

Joel Nakamura - Powerpuff Girls

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Martha Rich art spotted on HBO's "Girls"

Artwork by the one and only Martha Rich was recently spotted on the set of the HBO show called "Girls".  Martha sent us this screen shot of the scene where her artwork can be seen.  The piece is titled Chocolate Electric, and you can get your very own print of it on 20x200.com!

Martha Rich - screen shot from HBO's "Girls"

Martha Rich - Chocolate Electric

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Calef Brown - Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny!

Calef Brown has a new book out called Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny!  It is a drawing, doodling, poetry, activity book, and it was published by Chronicle Books.  The publisher describes it as, "A book for doodling, drawing, and laughing! Featuring the inimitably humorous art of Calef Brown and a wonderful menagerie to stretch and inspire your artistic talent and imagination alike—plus 32 stickers! Wildly inventive fun for artists aged 5 to 105."

 Below is a sneak peek, but you can view Calef's blog to see more!

 

 

 

Calef Brown - Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny - cover illustration

Calef Brown - intro

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Santiago Uceda's portraiture

Here is a recent portrait illustration that Santiago Uceda did of Oregon congressman Peter DeFazio.  Santiago describes the style as a hybrid of his older style and what he's doing now.  In Santiago's own words, "The way I draw portraits now is not that different from the way I did them before; the difference would be that DeFazio is not as painterly, it does have texture, but has more of a collage approach, the older pieces feel more like paintings."  Below is the DeFazio portrait, along with a few older pieces for comparison.  Whether old or new, we think Santiago's style of portraiture is super cool!

Santiago Uceda - Peter DeFazio

Santiago Uceda - Jorge Luis Borges

Santiago Uceda - Fidel Castro

Santiago Uceda - Lula

Santiago Uceda - William S. Burroughs

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