Charlie Down

"She hadn't been there long (still warm), and moving her carcass off the road revealed the salty silhouette from passing cars on a winter highway.

FYI: This photo is real. Not a 'Photoshop job.'"


A photo by Dylan Menges

Conrad Ruiz

After viewing Conrad Ruiz’s epic paintings, I feel like I got hit in the face with a cat covered in cayenne pepper. (note: I'm allergic to cats. Not cayenne pepper though. But I'm sensitive to spicy foods.. anyway, getting it in the eyes or nose would suck.)

Anyway... here's an interview with him talking about how he got into art after losing fights in the park and his insecurity fueled goal to make the worlds biggest watercolour.

Conrad Ruiz: The World's Largest Watercolor from Graham Kolbeins on Vimeo.

Ikenaga Yasunari

http://thescienceofdesign.blogspot.com/2010/02/ikenaga-yasunari.html

Sweet japanese artist I saw on Cgunit.
The link above is not Cgunit, but it has more examples and a more aesthetically pleasing layout. THEREFORE, *linked*.

Anyway, his work references japanese woodblock prints in the somewhat flattened patterning of the clothing and backgrounds. I've been really fixated on patterns and motif lately and i hope to make it more prevalent in my work this year.