Burgerman Live…

Jon Burgerman draws live at Bou Tea

Like a game of chess, Mr. Burgerman considers his next amendment to the wall of Bou Tea…

It’s no secret that MikeStaines.Com is a fan of Jon Burgerman, but to say that the live drawing event at Bou Tea, Covent Garden, London on the 8th October 2009 was great is simply an understatement.

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Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Sea and riverside towns in the UK are in the habit of being both cultural hotspots for English heritage, and sources of some of the finest art in the British Isles. Towns such as Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and Rye in East Sussex, have no end of creative outlets, not least of which are institutions supporting the fine arts and ceramics. The same can be said of Aldeburgh in Suffolk.

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The Illustrious Jack Long

The Watering House by Jack Long

Jack Long is a fine artist from West Chester, Pennsylvania. Principally employing oils on wood, Long draws heavily on the themes of love, community, and conversely, conflict. Continue reading»

Todd Schorr

Ape Worship by Todd Schorr

The work of Todd Schorr is both eclectic and surreal, and at all times, rooted in the fantastic. The work is incredibly intricate, and almost painstaking, and many cite Todd Schorr to be one of the staples of modern comic art and illustration. Continue reading»

Natural Typographic Alphabet

Natural Typographic Alphabet

An alphabet created from tree branches and leaves. The letter forms were photographed on a winter’s day with a clear, almost a white sky which creates a very graphic black and white contrast. Each letter is unique with a different thickness of branch and background.

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Peanuts Taste

Heavy Metal Boy by Peanuts Taste

Gaku Imai, also known as Peanuts Taste, is a freelance illustrator / graphic designer from Okayama, Japan. Continue reading»

Françoise Vergier

Françoise Vergier - Les jeux de Il et de Elle
The work of Françoise Vergier is currently on show at the Musée Réattu. Vergier specialises in objective sculpture, drawing and illustration, and other varying forms of art.

Stefano Cianci

Stefano Cianci

The above image is taken from La Vite Lambrusca, an organic photographic study by the artist, Stefano Cianci.

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