BEAUTY: Bunny Art and Illustrations

For spring...

BEAUTY: Illustration--Thierry Martin

I am absolutely loving French illustrator Thierry Martin's drawings of a fox (in a hoodie!) exploring his neighborhood...

http://thierry-martin.blogspot.com/

Pantone Food

Really fun images by illustrator and visual designer David Schwen.

http://www.pantonepairings.com/
http://www.dschwen.com/

Happy Birthday, Edward Gorey!

Today marks the 88th birthday of artist, illustrator and author Edward Gorey (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000). This largely self-taught artist left behind a delightful, remarkable, and wholly unique body of work upon his death. Most of his works are set in the Victorian and Edwardian era, with a very dark sense of humor and a twist of morbidity. His fascinating and skillful pen-and-ink works inspired generations and spawned the opening credits of the PBS series "Mystery!" as well as the absolutely gorgeous music video for Nine Inch Nails' song "The Perfect Drug" directed by Mark Romanek in 1997 (previously here).

I saw a wonderful exhibit of Gorey's work at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco in 1993. The museum had a limited supply of signed books and museum catalogs by Gorey, which I snapped up!

And here is the man himself, in one of his many beloved fur coats (he stopped wearing fur altogether, rightly calling it "cruelty to animals"), and with a few of his many, many cats.

And for fun, here is the PBS "Mystery!" opening credits...

Happy Birthday, Mr. Gorey!

His home on Cape Cod is now a museum whose profits go toward protecting animals, particularly dogs, cats, bats, and insects.
http://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/

BEAUTY: Illustration--Terry Fan

In Canadian artist Terry Fan's delightful series "Everyone Gets Cold," the animals in the forest sport festive plaid scarves. Even a snowman needs a little relief from the chill!

http://www.krop.com/terryfan/

BEAUTY: Illustration--Kjell Einar Midthun

The Norwegian artist and illustrator Kjell (pronounced "shell") Einar Midthun bases his sweet wintry work on legendary Nordic imagery that includes magical gnomes and the natural world.

http://www.gallerimidthun.no/

BEAUTY: Art--Winter Images

Top to bottom: Silent Night by George Sotter; illustration by Louie Zong; Children Under The Christmas Tree by Robert Weise; illustration by Rudolf Koivu; Winter Evening by Theodor Kittelsen

BEAUTY: Illustration--Louie Zong

Louie Zong is a student at Tufts University in Boston but already has an impressive portfolio of work. His website "Drawing A Day" charts his efforts to create one new illustration every day for a year, and some absolutely charming work has come out of this project. He is clearly inspired by classic children's books and their illustrations.

He also cites early Hanna-Barbera cartoons as an influence and it is easy to see in "The Sun Also Rises," an animated short he recently finished, which can be seen on Vimeo here.

http://louiezong.com/