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Art Prints by Matthew Korbel Bowers

Courtney — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:21 +0000

Awhile back I briefly featured the work of Matthew Korbel Bowers in Color Happy 152. And after stumbling upon his work again this week, I realized his colorful, abstract prints are long overdue for a larger post. You can pick up everything you see below and more on Society 6.

Merijn Hos: Wood Sculptures at Beginnings NYC

Courtney — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:00:21 +0000

Dutch artist and illustrator Merijn Hos recently had an exhibition at Beginnings NYC, featuring a selection of his colorful wood sculptures.

A bit of background on the series:

Wood Sculptures is a collection of works originally made for an exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Kampen in the Netherlands, which was on display in the Spring of 2012. The group exhibition, which the installation was part of, was entitled, “Grenzeloos” (nl) — translated as “Boundless”. A number of contemporary Dutch Illustrators working in the traditional context of commercial art projects and self initiated artworks were featured in the show.

There are now two series that consists of 262 unique sculptures in total varying in size between 5 and 14 inches. I began the creation process by drawing objects that appear frequently in my work, for example, plants, faces and pottery in their most simple form, narrowing each item down to the essence of their shape. The drawings were then cut out of wood and finalized with house paint and acrylics. Being inspired by Art Brut and Folk Art I decided to paint what are rather abstract forms in a naïve way, using about 24 colors and a uniform brush size.

You can get a closer look at all of the pieces in the series right here.

Erik Barthels on Buy Some Damn Art

Courtney — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:00:39 +0000

I’m loving these abstract watercolor and acrylic paintings by Erik Barthels on Buy Some Damn Art. They also have a great short Q&A with the artist right here.

Elisa Werbler: The Birthstones

Courtney — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:00:46 +0000

I’m loving this colorful print series, The Birthstones, by Elisa Werbler.

http://elisawerbler.bigcartel.com/category/the-birthstones

Ryan Schneider Art

Courtney — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:20:57 +0000

I recently discovered the work of artist Ryan Schneider through 20x200, and immediately fell in love with his colorful and pattern/texture-filled compositions. The two pieces below, Partners and Thanks for Sharing, are currently available on 20x200 in various sizes. To learn more about Ryan and see more of his work, be sure to take a closer look at his portfolio.

Alan Coulson Portraits

Courtney — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:07:48 +0000

Gorgeous work by Alan Coulson.

via Ignant

Drawings: Orkacollective

Courtney — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:00:40 +0000

Beautiful drawings by Orka Collective.

Adrian Forrow: The Bastonnade Project

Courtney — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:32:28 +0000

Adrian Forrow created this colorful silkscreen poster as part of The Bastonnade Project.

Frank Gonzales Paintings

Courtney — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:56:55 +0000

I’m loving the combination of natural realism and abstract geometry in the paintings of Frank Gonzales.

via Booooooom

Huning Highlands

Jason — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:00:31 +0000

For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights the good fight as an Art Director/Designer at TunnelBravo. For more from Jason, check out his portfolio or shots on Dribbble.

Jesse Arneson is a Senior Designer/Art Director at 3 Advertising in Albuquerque. On his own time he’s done some outstanding work including a branding project for the historic neighborhood where he lives called Huning Highlands. Be sure to take a look at Jesse’s portfolio which is overrun with amazing work.