art post

Ok, first things first- an art post! Its so hard to find art that has a element of fantastic in it that is 1) actually aesthetically pleasing, not just for the sake of its subject matter and 2) Contemporary. Not that I don’t love Waterhouse, Rosseti and the rest, but sometimes I get a craving for something a little more current. Here's what I've found so far. All of these artists are of Deviantart.com and are listed by their handles on that site, since few offer up their real names.

The first one is Kidchan. She (she?) has a fantastic ability to use lines, and abstract compositions, with really lovely, concrete figures and objects. I so envy her pallets. So perfect. So original.

The next is Ethe, who does digital painting. Her work is some of the most atmospheric I've seen. Every single piece has a delicate, ethereal, colorful quality of light. And again, the ability to bit concrete and abstract figures.

Also, there's Bluefooted, whose style is a bit less Japanese. Reminds me a bit of a modern day Rackham. Actually, reminds me a lot of a modern day Rackham. Similar pallet, similar figures, but a wider array of subject matter, and a little more solid.

And, while I don’t think I'm likely to forget him anytime soon, there's always James Christiansen. Has there ever been a time in my Life that I didn’t lust over his prints. Someday, I swear I will buy one. If I hadn’t been so broke I really would have bought "Jerome Spent Most of His Free Time Daydreaming of Being Reincarnated as a Snake" when I saw it at that gallery. Can't beat his sheer random factor, paired with his endless patience for detail. This one is called "Levi Levitates a Stone Fish". He's got an odd sense of humor, that one.

Of course, sometimes you just want something cute.

Homoshiroi does cute. Pure essence of cute. Which is why her more lascivious images are so disturbing. But if I keep to the ones of animals and sushi and chibis, I'm all good.