I hope you are all whizzpop boom bam pow! I am feeling pretty great myself. The quarter's over: I got into Western's design program, I somehow managed to wrangle A's in French, drawing, AND band (although I'm pretty sure everyone got an A in band), and Ive been hanging out with REAL LIVE PEOPLE! As opposed to the dogs and my blankie, who are always great company and we remain quite close, but humans are turning out to be fun, too.
Also, yesterday I embarked on A Great Hunt for Inspiration and came across some really incredible stuff. Here are a few tasty morsels:
These are by a Swedish illustrator named Stina Persson. They are some of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen. The colors are glorious and her use of negative space is so innovative and bold and yet so delicate, I can hardly stand it. I love these. Don't ask me how Persson manages to keep her watercolors under such precise control-- I've been asking myself the same question for 36 hours straight and I really haven't the foggiest.
You can see her complete portfolio here.
This one is by Finnish-born illustrator, Kustaa Saksi. Both Saksi and Persson favor sharp graphics with bold contrast augmented by silky watercolor drippiness. Loves it. This one (below) is by Chad Hagen. I think the colors are spectrumtacular and I want to know how he handled all the layering and overlapping of those semi-transparent hues. Teach me preeze, Mr. Hagen?
Vintage Citroen ads-- I mean come on. Tell me that ain't crispy.
1975 is more my style, though.
EEEFFFFFFFFF this layout is killing me
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