DEAD MAN'S TALES

Passion for the old time mysteries of the sea is not a new phenomena, but creating beautiful art that captures these vintage vignettes and nautical themes is quite a feat. Derek Nobbs’ newest solo exhibition, Dead Man’s Tales, is set to open this Friday, May 11th at the Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle, Washington. His watercolor and gauche paintings are interspersed with Civil War uniforms, frontiersman, deep sea divers, and bearded banjo playing skeletons — well, most of his work depicts skeletons — which is more than badass.

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Much of his inspiration comes from his love of the sea. He’s always lived near different parts of the Pacific Ocean, and currently calls Squalor Harbor in the Pacific Northwest home. One of the hippest aspects of his paintings is his secret recipe he uses to stain his 300 pound, heavyweight hot-press paper. The owner of Roq La Rue, Kirsten Anderson, describes his “secret recipe:” it may or may not “contain coal dust, ambergris, tobacco found in a civil war soldier’s jacket pocket, wolves blood, and the last dregs of whiskey found in his great grandfather’s old derelict cellar.”

Check out more of his watercolor and gauche paintings below, or at his website:Dereknobbs.com.

via: Hi-Fructose

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Creepy Cute Monsters Roam Illustration by Marianna Stelmach

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The characters present in the illustration by Marianna Stelmach are as creepy as they are beautiful. They are rarely ever depicted on their own, but rather shown against the wider backdrop of the world they inhabit, where fish, stars and the moon are flown as balloons and everything seems to float. They drip, have oversized teeth and eyes, and are generally quite scary—yet also somewhat endearing and lovable, for all their human-like vulnerability. Marianna Stelmach, also known as Vuzel, her illustrator’s pseudonym, was born on November 21, 1984, and lives in Warsaw, Poland. She’s been presenting her art online for the past three years, and admits to be a huge fan of surrealism and symbolism. Check out her online portfolio and tell us what you think about her style in the comments section.

Source: DeviantArt.com

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There are several things worth mentioning about the illustration produced by Donald Caron, mainly how detailed and humorous it is. The professional illustrator is currently Montreal-based and produces illustration for advertising, movies, video games, as well as comics. There is, indeed, a deeply comic-like streak running through his work. There is violence, but the cartoonish kind, nothing too scary, and each character depicted seems to be inhabiting a world of their own. There’s high-drama and lots of hijinks afoot, as his characters wield axes or jump headfirst into battles, either dressed in full ninja attire, or against otherworldly monsters. Yet in each image, there is also a lot of gloss and glamour, somewhat reassuringly so, which reminds us not to take the whole thing too seriously.

Source: DAPortfolio.com

VALDERRAMA

Since the early days of his life, JP Valderrama aka 'Fresh Doodle' loved to draw. Arts and drawing have always been his passion. He's been drawing way back since he was old enough to hold a pencil, all the way from high school, to his college years. 5 years ago, he stopped temporarily and pursued a career in web and graphic design. Fairly a year ago he has picked up his pen tablet and started drawing again, but this time it’s for good! In this post some of the awesome works he's made.

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Incredible Surreal Oil Paintings Art by Carrie Ann Baade from Florida

Here we display Incredible Surreal Oil Paintings Art by Female Artist Carrie Ann Baade from Florida for our web viewers. Carrie Ann Baade passed Masters in Painting from Delaware University. She did B.F.A from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Presently Carrie is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at Florida State University accompanied by her poly dactyl cat.

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