Cheerful Ceramics By Ariciu Ana Maria

Ariciu Ana Maria is the ceramic artist based in Alba Iulia, Romania. She had a formal education in ceramics at the Art Academy in Bucharest. She has been working with clay for many years, "My clay work is a way to express myself and to interpret the world."

She sculpts one-of-a-kind delightful wall art, pendants, and sculptures that are made entirely by hand. The illustrations are scratched drawn into clay and painted with vibrant ceramic glazes. Her pieces feature female figures, animals, and birds surrounded by vines, flowers, and blue seas.

I am enamored by her work and I am sure it'll bring a smile to your face too. Ariciu lives and works from her home studio on the edge of a forest that is 2km away for a small town. If you have a custom order, please contact the artist from here.

Hand-Pulled Linocut Prints by Illustrator Meg Tannehill Justice

Meg Tannehill Justice is an illustrator and a print maker born in Georgia and now lives in the beautiful Tennessee Valley of North Alabama. She has created art ever since she was a little girl, from making clay animals to drawing horses for endless hours. She earned her graduate degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts from Auburn University and completed major in illustration.

Her prints are all originals from beginning till the finished piece. Each intricate design is first hand-carved into a linoleum block and printed onto paper with the help of a gentle rubber roller. Each design is pulled by hand off the block individually and dried in the artist's studio.

 

Her illustrations are inspired by her love for mountains, rivers and countryside where she lives. She is an avid gardener and is the happiest when she has her hands dirty. Her work reflects her passion for nature, often depicting animals, plants, and landscapes that she sometimes take photographs for reference.

To learn more about her process and to take a closer look at her work, visit her on Instagram. Her one-of-a-kind linocut prints can be found in her online store. 

Illustrations By Freelance Artist Alexandra Finkeldey Of Scatterbee

Alexandra Finkeldey of Scatterbee is a freelance artist and an illustrator based in Ottawa, CA. Self-taught artist's work is inspired by her travels around the country and abroad. Her work often feature plants, and animals in playful style and in vibrant colors. 

The shown illustrations are from the series she did last October, I thought this is an appropriate time to showcase them considering the time of the year. The owls, cats, witches, and ravens are painted in the seasonal color palette of orange, black, and red. Her characters are anything but scary, they are sure to bring smile to anybody's face. She uses traditional mediums including watercolor, gouache, pencil, and ink. You can follow her work on Instagram for new work this season which she makes available on her online store.

She welcomes commission work, if you have something in mind please contact her through her page.

Nature and Fairytale Inspired Intricately Detailed Paintings

Sucharita Sengupta Suri is artist who paints enchanting forests and the creatures that live there in harmony with other inhabitants. Her paintings inspired by her love for nature, magic, fables and fairytale are sure to transport you to a wonderland. Her paintings are pretty detailed that invite the onlooker to take a closer look to soak in all the incredible intricate work. The artist uses pencil to form a rough sketch of her piece and then go around filling in with watercolors washes with a fine brush. To add in the teeny tiny details to her pieces she uses a fine pen that just makes her paintings come to life.

Highly Detailed Illustrations of Imaginative Creatures by Kerby Rosanes

Kerby Rosanes is a Philippines-based illustrator who uses ink, fineliners and markers to make geometry inspired animal illustrations. What started as a hobby became his part-time freelance work which has been featured on many international blogs and magazines.

His moleskine notebook collection depicts animals in an imaginative world where an owl carries a castle on its back and an elephant has giant wings for ears.

The artist has worked in collaboration with several artists, brands and design agencies from all around the world. His style is reminiscent of doodling but each piece has incredible amount of detail.

 

 

His artwork is filled with jaw-dropping intricate lines that are curved, swirled, and stroked into fur, feathers, scales, and skin of the creatures. You can watch him doodling behind the scenes videos and more of his creations on Instagram.