Tag: painting

August 31, 2014 at 11:45 am

Picture of the Day: Giant Bookcase Painted on Garage Door

Picture of the Day: Giant Bookcase Painted on Garage Door

Photograph by wootkatiee on reddit Reddit user wootkatiee spotted this garage door painted like a giant bookcase in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Hollywood Hills. The garage door reminds me of a smaller version of the parking garage in downtown Kansas City. via wootkatiee on reddit

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August 26, 2014 at 4:12 pm

The 27 Tiniest Paintings You Will Ever See

The 27 Tiniest Paintings You Will Ever See

Microartist Hasan Kale creates impossibly small paintings you have to see to believe, using everyday objects as his canvas. The artist has been painting since childhood, starting his career drawing miniatures in Istanbul, Turkey. Kale considers these micro­works a turning point for his career. On his website he explains, “things we usually see can…

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August 23, 2014 at 11:06 am

Watch This Artist Paint a Dragon’s Body in One Masterful Stroke

Watch This Artist Paint a Dragon's Body in One Masterful Stroke

An artist from the Kousyuuya studio in Nikko, Japan paints a beautiful dragon; completing the body in a single, masterful stroke. If you want to fast forward to just the body stroke, skip to 1:47 (although it’s interesting to see how the whole piece comes together).

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August 14, 2014 at 2:25 am

Artist’s Battle with Alzheimer’s Documented Through Gripping Self-Portraits

Artist's Battle with Alzheimer's Documented Through Gripping Self-Portraits

Artist William Utermohlen (1933 – 2007) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1995. In a gripping series of self-portrait paintings, we see Utermohlen’s battle with Alzheimer’s documented through his evocative artwork. It is not known if the artist’s final series of self-portraits are a reflection of his physical skills deteriorating or the resulting mental…

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July 28, 2014 at 12:44 pm

This Guy Paints Random Characters Into Old Thrift Store Paintings

This Guy Paints Random Characters Into Old Thrift Store Paintings

David Irvine is the talented artist behind the Gnarled Branch. The self-professed illustrator and crafter is known for his whimsical furniture, his Gothic sculptures and what he describes as ‘Re-Directed Paintings’. Featured below is his ongoing series of re-directed paintings where Irvine finds old and/or discarded thrift store paintings and revives them by adding…

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July 3, 2014 at 12:59 pm

15 Household Objects Transformed Into Cartoon Characters

15 Household Objects Transformed Into Cartoon Characters

It’s like a Disney movie come to life! In this whimsical series by artist Gilbert Legrand, household objects are brought to life and transformed into cartoon characters. Legrand illustrates directly onto the objects, sometimes adding little accoutrements to really bring the objects and characters to life. Born in Paris, France, the artist has been…

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July 2, 2014 at 2:12 pm

This Looks Like a Regular Painting Until You See It from Another Angle

This Looks Like a Regular Painting Until You See It from Another Angle

This painting is not what it seems and it’s only when you look at it from a different angle that it becomes apparent. The artwork is known as a “reverspective” and was originally created by British artist Patrick Hughes. This particular artwork was done by Brian Weavers and is currently on display at the…

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June 25, 2014 at 12:45 pm

Painting with Food by Red Hong Yi

Painting with Food by Red Hong Yi

Red Hong Yi likes to paint, just not with a paintbrush. Last year, Red challenged herself to create a new food portrait ever day for the entire month of March. Red has continued the tasty series which she shares on her wildly popular Instagram and Facebook pages. Below you will find a small gallery…

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June 23, 2014 at 11:07 am

These Were Handmade in the 1800s by Layering Sand. No Glue was Used

These Were Handmade in the 1800s by Layering Sand. No Glue was Used

Andrew Clemens (1857-1894) was an artist from Dubuque, Iowa but spent most of his life in nearby McGregor. At the age of five Clemens was stricken with encephalitis that left him completely deaf and nearly mute. At age 13 Clemens began experimenting with sand art, collecting multicolored sands from Iowa’s Pictured Rocks region. He…

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June 19, 2014 at 12:09 pm

Bottled Smoke Art by Jim Dingilian

Bottled Smoke Art by Jim Dingilian

Jim Dingilian creates incredible subtractive images from bottles filled with smoke. The artist begins by coating the bottles’ inner surfaces with smoke. He then uses brushes and small implements mounted on the ends of dowels to reach inside. With a steady hand, Jim slowly and selectively erases certain areas. The smoke which remains on…

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