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the cuteness of lorelay bove

.I took one look at Lorelay Bove’s adorable paintings for the latest Alice in Wonderland themed art show at Nucleus Gallery and I pretty much fell in love with her style. And when I tracked down her etsy shop, I knew I was really in trouble. Luckily we have no current need for Parisian/Rome artwork, [...]

devloping every friday

.For the next few Fridays, the lovely Liz of PaisleePress is hosting a “develop” photography series with the wonderful photographer Jefra Starr Linn. Each week there’s a posted assignment, a guided creativity lesson, and a chance to showcase your results via either FLICKR or Facebook. It’s the perfect way to spend the weekend working on [...]

helping the hodges

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Starting today, the National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) will be launching a fund-raising auction of original art by America’s top cartoonists who donated their work to help one of their own in his time of need. In August of 2009, Matthew Hodge, the teenage son of former Disney and Veggie Tales artist Tim Hodge, was [...]

an empty LA

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.As a former Angeleno… I can’t help but find these photos of an “empty LA” by Matt Logue fascinating and beautiful. .This is where photoshop skills are amazing for all the right reasons!

the magic of mary blair via children’s books

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.I’m not sure anyone can top Mary Blair as the ultimate children’s illustrator for painting pictures that both kids and adults absolutely love. That’s why it’s hard to find her work with a pricetag less than $10,000… and if you ask any collector it’s well worth it..Baby M won’t [...]

shades of stone

.I just discovered Jon Klassen’s artwork… and I’m slightly obsessed with all of his works right now. Especially because so many of them are available as really affordable prints ($20-60) at Nucleus Gallery. .

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