Ah, the skull. Universal and visceral, fascinating and beautiful. Symbolic of those most basic themes: life and death. We find it in pop culture, occult ritual, on shoulders worldwide; most importantly, we find it in ourselves. No wonder we see…
Michael Herring is an artist both from Des Moines, Iowa, and Joliet, Illinois—home of the Blues Brothers if I’m not mistaken. Looking through Mike’s work I had a hard time picking anything out, there are just so many good drawings. Besides the fluid, organic abstractings…
"Hare's" and Others by Andrea Joseph
January 30, 2009
Hare’s by Andrea Joseph
You can tell by her drawings that Andrea is a keen observer of the world around her. On her many “collages” and moleskin sketches she somehow brings to life the little objects that fill our lives. Once you really take a moment to study these drawings (she provides large versions of her drawings on her website) you realize just how time-consuming these must be. I imagine creating these works must be a sort of meditation, but that’s just speculation on my part. Certainly worth a closer look, especially if you’re a fan of moleskin sketches. You can check her out over at Andrea Joseph’s Sketchblog, which she regulary updates.
3 images more after the jump.
Waitin’ On A Sunny Day by Andrea Joseph
In The Dead Of Night by Andrea Joseph
Shelves by Andrea Joseph (notice how she snuck her signature initials on the book on the top shelf 
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Thank you so much, Lee. That’s very kind. It always amazes me to hear that people are touched by my work. And, meditation indeed it is! Cheers.