Studio Day! (Taken with instagram) *and the wonders of getting a smartphone :)
Little Dinosaur
Little Dinosaur that I drew for ‘Draw a Dinosaur Day’. Only took me a minute, and I think she’s rather cute. Everyone knows that dino’s get balloons on their birthday too, right? …and a day at the seaside?
Pure frivolity :D
Click here for the link to the ‘Draw a Dinosaur Day’ page…
Smiley Bug
Okay, so this may seem a tad immature, but look at this Jumping Spider’s cute smile! :D
Granted, this arachnid probably isn’t smiling winningly for his close up, so perhaps I should move on to the truly fascinating thing about photographer, Dusan Beno’s snaps…
Now I’m not the first person to get overly excited about an excellent macro shot, and trusting that the world doesn’t slip into an alternate universe overnight, I certainly won’t be the last. However, Beno’s portrait shots of teeny tiny insects and spiders that he (and I quote) “bug-naps” are absolutely flawless. By the time you can count the pores on a hornet’s face, or are admiring the mustache-esque horns of a horsefly (see below), it’s pretty safe to say that the photographer has done a fantastic job of wielding his camera!
Check out more from Dusan Beno here.
Thanks to @Stana_Katic for tweeting about these bugs!
The Art of Paul Kenton
I find the work that Kenton produces to be absolutely breathtaking. I stumbled across his work back in 07 (or there abouts) in a little Manchester art gallery, whilst clothes shopping (oddly enough) and immediately loved it. The image above is one of the first that I saw… I’m particularly drawn to the intense focus on perspective, and life that kenton injects into his painting. His portfolio consists of cityscape collections from New York, Paris, Venice, and London, and each and every one manages to convey that never-ending, intoxicating energy that you find in large cities such as these.
It’s fair to say that Kenton is high on my list of favourite contemporary artists. If you’d like to check out his work, click here.
Froebel Stars!
First attempt at making a traditional froebel star…I think it worked out pretty well, though I admit there were a few moments where I was forced to jump a few steps back & re-consult previous instructions. Worked eventually though, & I think it’s a great little addition to my paper-folding skills…
Click here for the brilliant tutorial I used.
