Art Inspiration & Artwork

25 Magical Realism Oil Paintings and Realistic Still life paintings by Alex Alemany

Realistic Still life paintings: Realism (and in some works hyperrealism) Alex Alemany, was drifting towards an unmistakable style, the result of personal introspection, gradually distancing the coldness of other realistic concepts, relatives of photography as American realism. The work of Alex Alemany is a link between the literary and the pictorial. Looking back over his own sensations, feelin...

30 Hyper Realistic Pencil Drawings by Romanian Artist Ileana Hunter

Realistic Pencil Drawings: Ileana Hunter is a Romanian graphite artist currently living and working in Norwich, UK. Her realistic drawings are inspired by both the fluidity of the human body and the hidden lyricism of mundane objects. Distinctive by the juxtaposition of intricate detail work and minimalistic compositions, her pieces are in art collections throughout the world. i hope you will l...

30 Mind-Blowing Oil Paintings by Tom Lovell, Hamish Blakely and Raipun

Beautiful Oil Paintings: I consider myself a storyteller with a brush. I try to place myself back in imagined situations that would make interesting and appealing pictures. I am intent on producing paintings that relate to the human experience - Thomas Lovell. He was born February 5, 1909 in a New York City hospital. His father was Henry S. Lovell Jr, a telephone engineer in the early year...

2018 Reggae Music Poster Art Contest Open for Entries Until March 1st

Poster Art Contest : The 6th International Reggae Poster Art Contest is open for entries until March 1st, 2018. Use your imagination and create a poster about reggae music. The hundred best posters will be selected by the jury and will be part of reggae exhibitions conducted around the world. According to Reggae, "The objective of the International Reggae Poster Contest is to build aw...

25 Stunning and Realistic Color Pencil Drawings by Morgan Davidson

Color Pencil Drawing by Morgan Davidson: I’m a 23-year-old Ringling College graduate with my BFA in illustration. I grew up in Southwest Florida and have always had a strong passion for drawing and the desire for an artistic career from a young age. During my years at Ringling, I began to combine my interest in nature and fashion with my enthusiasm for portraiture, forming a body of work ...

Creepy Body-Painting Artworks in AHS Season 7, Titled Nightmare

Body-Painting Artworks: American Horror Story is currently in its 7th season, and FX has released a promo for the new episode. It is not for the fainthearted, and some of the images in the video may be disturbing. The series is hugely popular in America and has won many awards. It is a major hit on the FX network, even though the series has received severe criticism around the world. We see a g...

25 Best and Beautiful Body Paintings and Art works

Body Painting Art: World Body Painting Festival is conducted every year in Austria. It was started in the year 1998 and initially there were not much takers, now it is a fully fledged body painting community who create amazing 3d body art on models. Many body painting artists from more than 40 countries participate in this festival to showcase their talents to the world. In the early stages onl...

Siesta Key Sand Sculptures Announces Its Winners - $3000

Sand Sculptures: Master sculptors proved their talent when they traveled to the sandy beaches of Siesta Key. Siesta Key Sculptures holds an annual sculpture competition that is currently in its eighth year. Siesta Key is known for its white sand, which is ideal for sculpting. First-place winners Karen Fralich and Dan Belcher received $3000 for their stunning sculpture 'Winter Is Coming.' Second...

20 Beautiful Watercolor Paintings by American Artist Ali Cavanaugh

Watercolor Paintings: Ali Cavanaugh is an American artist who currently lives in Missouri. She completed her painting course at Kendall College of Art and Design and graduated with a BFA from Kendal College of Art and Design in 1995. According to Ali Cavanaugh's website, "Cavanaugh's paintings have been featured on book covers and in countless online features, such as the Huffington Post, ...

Mammoth Size Rice Straw Sculpture - 2017 Wara Art Festival Japan

It's the harvest festival time in Japan. Japanese are known to be very frugal and do not waste any bit of scrap. After the harvest, the straw is fed to the livestock, enhancing soil and also donated to the annual Wara Art Festival which is held at the Uwasekigata Park. This is the 10th edition of the Wara Art festival and this year we have giant size straw animal sculptures like gorilla, dinosa...

50 Beautiful Photo to Cartoon Drawings by Robert Dejesus

Photo to Cartoon: Imagine yourself as a cartoon character; it certainly sounds fun. American artist Robert DeJesus can convert a photo into a cartoon that closely resembles the original image. He accepts commissioned work to turn photos into cartoons strongly inspired by Japanese anime portraits. These photo cartoons display the basic characteristics of anime characters, including large eyes an...

Twisted Surreal Paintings of Humans and Animals by Bruno Pontiroli

Surreal Paintings: Bruno Pontiroli is a contemporary artist from France. He is quite popular in the art community for his surreal paintings, which may raise a few eyebrows amongst viewers. He has a twisted notion of objects, and he portrays them in serene environment. During his early days he was a graffiti artist, where he used to showcase his talent in train stations which was soul filling. S...

World Illustration Awards 2018 calls for entries - 6 February 2018

Illustration Contest: The World's most prestigious illustration awards calls for its annual contest. Any media project is welcome to enter the contest which has eight categories. The projects can be submitted as either professional entries or as New Talent for work by students or recent graduates. Every year the contest receives around 2000 entries from 60 countries around the world which ...

How to Draw a Face - 25 Step by Step Drawings and Video Tutorials

How to Draw a Face: Here’s a simple way to place the features accurately when drawing a head. First draw a vertical line down the middle of the face. Then draw a horizontal line halfway between the top of the head and the bottom of the jaw, on which to align the position of the eyes. Halfway between the eyes and the chin place the base of the nose; and halfway between the base of the nose...

25 Beautiful Grunge Art works by Lora Zombie - Psychedelic Watercolor Paintings

Watercolor paintings: Lora Zombie is a young self-taught artist from Russia and a top seller on the urban art scene who has amassed a massive following of fans online. According to her website,"She is now a top seller on the urban art scene and is gaining the attention of the art world at large. In the recent years, Lora Zombie has taken the gallery scene by storm with exhibitions in Los A...

20 Celebrity Portraits Created by Circles - Digital Circlism by Ben Heine

Digital Celebrity Portraits: Ben Heine has more than 15 years experience in creating portraits of popular celebrities. Over the period of time he has evolved a new technique called Digital circlism, where portraits of celebrities are created digitally using only circles of different shapes. Most of his digital circlism portraits of celebrities are Bob Marley, Freddie Mercury, Lady Gaga, Johnny ...

Fusion Arts annual Art Contest calling entries till 27 January 2018

Deadline for Entries: January 27, 2018 Opening of Online Exhibition: February 1, 2018

Book Illustration Art Competition Is Open for Entries Until Jan 17

• A Scandal in Bohemia • The Man with the Twisted Lip • The Musgrave Ritual

60 Beautiful and Easy Indian Rangoli Designs for your inspiration

Easy Rangoli Designs: It's believed that rangoli designs started many centuries ago. Some refrences of rangoli designs are also available in our scriptures. The art of rangoli has changed and rechanged over many centuries. Rangoli goes by various names in many parts of India. In Tamil Nadu it's known as Kolam, in Andhra it's known as muggulu, in Karnataka it's known as muggitu, in Rajasthan it'...

25 Best Raja Ravi Varma Paintings - 18th-Century Indian Traditional Paintings

Raja Ravi Varma Paintings: Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian artist from Kerala. He was quite popular for his portrayals of scenes from the epic sagas of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. He was born in 1848 in Killimanoor and lived until 1906. He is considered one of the greatest painters from India. Raja Ravi Varma's paintings are considered a fusion of Indian traditions and European techniques. His ...