my love for you is a stampede of horses.

lil' sean.

jeez, maybe i should just turn this blog into an australian artist blog.  i just can't seem to stop writing about australian creative types.  i'm beginning to think i should just move there...ok, not really.  but thank god for the world wide intra webs, i can just sit and surf and ruin my posture instead.

lil sean's work has a great palette.  his drawings and prints are humorous and often colored in pastel pinks, yellows and baby blues.  a lot of his subjects are what looks to be like displaced, characters living on the edge of society or the opposite end of the spectrum.  he writes in his blog: "this week i'm all about drawing crap celebrities."  what follows is a bright pink image of paris hilton.  YES.  so awesome.

lil sean just finished a zine called panic head which you can purchase on moose.  it's a hand sewn limited edition...and i'm really hoping that dude standing in the spaghetti is alex trebek, cause well that would just make my day.  you can also purchase other prints of his on moose as well, or check out his flickr page or blog.

**  all images used courtesy of the artist.

oh my cavalier!

i have loved the drawings of julianna swaney aka oh my cavalier! for some time.  her drawings and paintings are from another era, intricately and elegantly done.  julianna combines 'olden day' style w/ quirky whimsy.  her images are a delight.

recently julianna has restocked her etsy shop.  it's like christmas in there!  she has beautiful gift tags, good luck buttons, original drawings, prints and little needle felted guys in the orphanarium.  you may want to hurry on over there because as i have been writing this post things have already started to sell.  no joke.  you can also keep up to date on what julianna is doing by reading her blog.

**  all images used courtesy of the artist.

hapy birthday ruby mag!

ruby mag is 2 yrs old!  happy birthday ruby!  i am constantly amazed by each issue of ruby.  very issue is brimming and overflowing w/ great showcases on artists from all over the world working in many different mediums.  w/ each issue i am introduced to new artists as well as some old favs w/ new work.  if you haven't subscribed to there free web magazine, you should do it right now.  because i'll be the first to say so...you are missing the bus.

this issue doesn't disappoint, there are photos and sculptures and drawings of mermen and narwhales.  that's right i said narwhales.  what are you waiting for?  go!

"you've got light in your eyes."*

katrine k. is a norwegian artist who by her own account is someone: "who make [sic] pictures all the time, that`s me. I just can`t stop."  how effin adorable is that?  go, katrine go!

katrine lives in norway w/ her two daughters.  she is inspired by dreams, fantasy and poetry she sees in everyday life.

i'm personally enjoying katrine's continual will to churn out her drawings and digital collages.  her images are gorey-esque, they often depict pale faced girls draped in gray frocks, waiting patiently for only what katrine knows. 

katrine has a shop on etsy and is now selling a few prints on the shiny squirrel.  she is also busy w/ two identical blogs, one in her native tongue and one for the english speaking among us.  yay, that is so sweet.

* this must be the place (naive melody) by talking heads. **  all images used courtesy of the artist.

the quiet life celebrates 10 yrs.

the quiet life just celebrated their ten yr. anniversary and to help them celebrate they've asked ten of their fav artists to design t-shirts and accessories.  some of the peeps involved are evan hecox, cody hudson, megan whitmarsh, ben loiz.  check the the quiet life's store to see the other designs.  oh, and when you order an item the quiet life will include the limited edition anniversary 'zine they put together w/ the artists.  sweet!

**  almost all images courtesy of the quiet life.