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Waves For Sale: A Collaborative Art Book From Cory Patterson and Sean Bernhardt

Alex KhatchadourianApril 17, 2015

Waves For Sale has the effect of a time capsule, bringing back images of Patterson's prior surf trips in shades of color and black and white. However unlike the classic surf photography book, in some spreads Patterson's images stand as the canvas for Bernhardt's heavily inked illustrations of grim reaper types, snake-infested skulls, and evil-looking palm trees.

Loose Allure: A Conversation With Illustrator Dominic Kesterton

betaMarch 12, 2015

Most often, What you see is what you get is an unnerving concept; unless it’s in reference to artist Dominic Kesterton, in which case, it’s a delightful surprise. Bold and fervent, Kesterton manifests in each of his illustrations and publications as the unfiltered creator, offering himself and his craft in even unison.

Micah Stahl: Illustrator, Funny Man, Professional People-Watcher

betaMarch 6, 2015

Micah Stahl is a people-watcher. No one is exempt from inspiring his next doodle. Whether it's an old couple haggling over where to eat, fellow students in Stah... Read More...

Embellished to Life: A Conversation With Illustrator Bill Rebholz

betaFebruary 27, 2015

At any given moment, on any given day, you can find illustrator Bill Rebholz huddled over his desk, sketching long-legged gentlemen gripping their oblong belongings. He draws simplicities sans simplicity, exaggerating all interactions, aspects and ratios to parade the detailed oddities of life.

Traditional Forms and Modernist Aesthetic: A Conversation With Illustrator Andrew Khosravani

betaJanuary 23, 2015

It’s not only the level of detail in Andrew Khosravani’s drawings that is seemingly inherent to his style; it's the underlying symbolic nature too. With black and colored pencils he creates dynamic worlds in lovely spectrums of color that evoke a range of historical art forms.

Balancing the Actual and Absurd: A Conversation with Sarah Haug

betaJanuary 16, 2015

A life too serious becomes ripped of its meaning, dried out and hung up, not even suitable for show. Without room for human error (read “a humane touch”), life is not our own—a sad reality for those steadfast realists.

In the Studio |TJ Kelley is a Skater, Illustrator, Music Guru, Beer Lover, and Maker of Things

betaDecember 10, 2014

For this In the Studio special, we hang with Boston based artist, TJ Kelley. The suburban skater turned artist creates artworks at a range of scales, but most predominately works with scrap wood littered with his simple, yet memorable illustrations.

Dimensional Exploration: A Conversation With Artist Eddie Perrote

betaDecember 4, 2014

Welcome to 2014, where we hashtag our feelings and upload our work. Nothing is sacred, nothing is static—even, dare we say, art. But then we meet artists like Eddie Perrote, artists who wholly embody their work with integrity and license that no web presence can mimic.

Paradoxical Doodling: A Conversation with Illustrator Hattie Stewart

betaDecember 1, 2014

To your left, a latex-smooth bunny drips liquid-like colors, her amplified eyes literally beaming with exaggerated life; to your right, an ice cream cone, propped up in stilettos, her tongue wagging to one side for added balance. Welcome to the eccentric world of illustrator Hattie Stewart.

The Stark Detail of Flawless Imperfections: Getting To Know Illustrator Carla Fuentes

betaNovember 19, 2014

Donned with flaws and fine detail, Carla Fuentes’ illustrations pull the eye in an honest direction, accentuating the otherwise lost beauties of an imperfect existence. For the Spanish-bred illustrator, the perceived strangeness of normality has a constant sway on her work, calling out idealism with reality in a surprising and beautiful manner.

Donuts and Bike Rides: We Find Out What Drives the Fleeting Scenes of Carla McRae’s Nonchalant Ladies

betaNovember 10, 2014

Featuring fried eggs on toast, and hip ladies munching on donuts while walking down the street, McRae’s works have a vaguely feminine feel to them and an underlying element of the transient.

Colorful Vulnerability: A Conversation With Illustrator Susanna Rose Sykes

betaOctober 30, 2014

Australia artist Susanna Rose Sykes bears the female form in an honest and psychedelic style that we simply can’t get enough of. With a schooling in both fashion and illustration, Sykes teams the two with traces of alternative coming-of-age to create ingenious candid characters floating through the void between adolescence and adulthood—that in-between realm of radical ups and downs.