Nearly all of Polish artist Daria Golab‘s portraits are brimming with emotion and mystery. Why is that girl’s cheek scratched? What makes someone smile so big? What is she gazing at in the distance? Only creating more questions are the often present flowers or pastel colors.
Polish illustrator, graphic designer, and painter Gosia Herba favors interesting proportions and pastels making ordinary people and objects take on a fresh perspective in the process. Cubist influences are evident throughout, and the end result is 100% intriguing.
Rachel Peck‘s illustrations are half inspired by amazing 80s graphic art and half fantastical cartoons. The Colorado-based artist creates some seriously bold and playful works that are usually focused on food, patterns, and objects depicted through pastels and thick line work.
Illustrations drawn with a loose hand by London’s Alexandria Coe are both sweet and sensual at the same time. Ladies in the act of dressing (or undressing) or lounging in the bathtub who rarely reveal their faces act as subjects of Alexandria’s lovely work.
Botanic Urban/Plate 1 by My Deer Art
Cult Paper Mouth by Ashley Rodgers
Grapefruit 12 by Elizabeth Mayville
Make Art Not War by Obey Giant
Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest by Taiga Press
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Simple shapes and colors built through layers both physically and digitally are how Jessica Smith creates her art. Her work is mainly editorial in nature but she also creates some interesting book covers, every piece bold and bright and inviting.
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Swen Swenson has a talent for capturing the beauty in ordinary situations in his minimal illustrations. Serene camping scenes, the fear of a platform diving board, and so many more scenes are brought to life through superb attention to detail. Swenson also designs some fantastically graphic skateboard decks that you can purchase, as well as prints of his artwork.
Brew Nord by Erickson Design Co.
Lady with Floral Dress and Cat by August Wren
Pining for Pineapple by Joni Tyrrell
Pink Table Top by Lovely Sweet William
Smoking Flapper by Parlor Tattoo Prints
Summer Yellow Cactus by Wilder California
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Brooklyn-based illustrator Graham Yarrington creates some bizarre otherworldly art that I can’t step away from. Whether it’s a mottled forest scene, a UFO mid-abduction, or ancient Egyptian art recreated, Yarrington does it all with a certain flair that makes each piece feel vibrant and fresh.
From the looks of Bodil Jane‘s portfolio nothing is outside the illustrator’s wheelhouse. Food, recipes, animals, fashion, interiors, plants, packages, and maps are among the things you’ll find vibrating with color, personality, and life as you flip through. (But the zoo might be my favorite!)
