Woodlands

The other day walking to work I stumbled upon an orphaned baby squirrel with what appeared to be a broken leg. Of course I had to take her home, and within a day I had found her a lovely rehabilitator to fix her up. So naturally, today's post concerns all things woodland creatures!

But first, here's the sweet little thing :

Now for some woodland creatures :

Spring Slippers by Willy Verginer

Animalia by Mikel Uribetxeberria

Domesticated Series by Amy Stein

Snowshoe Hare by Melinda Josie

Giant Bear in Tiny Village by Lizzy Stewart

Softcore War

Quite some time has passed since my last post, but a jolt of inspiration has sprung on me. Last Friday was the opening of an amazing show here in Atlanta. Softcore War : new works by Ann-Marie Manker opened to a hungry crowd at WhiteSpace. The works explore a sugar-coated fantasy world of a female suicide bomber, where guns shoot birthday candles instead of bullets, cars melt into icing and whipped cream after they explode, and balloon animals serve as accomplices. Do you need any other reasons to go see the show? Softcore War runs through October 9 and can be seen Wednesday through Saturday from 11 to 5 at WhiteSpace.

Now check out these rad paintings :

Sex + Vegetables

It's not the first time I've seen vegetables and other food goodies declared as sex objects, but I just can't resist Carl Kleiner's edible porn photography. Check out more of his

suh-weet photography here.

all images via : carlkleiner.com

Cacti Love

I have been working on transforming my purple thumb into a green one for quite some time. It's been a long, grueling process really. Generally I go strait for the succulents : you have to try to kill them. It's no wonder I fell in love with Korean artist Kwang-ho Lee's giant cacti paintings. Check them out below and learn more here.

cactus no.31, 2009, oil on canvas, 259.1x170cm

cactus no.45, 2010, oil on canvas, 130.3x97cm

exhibit view, Kukje Gallery, Seoul

cactus no.40, 2009, oil on canvas, 193.9x130.3cm

cactus no.36, 2009, oil on canvas, 200x200cm

cactus no.47, 2010, oil on canvas, 250x300cm

cactus no.30, 2008, oil on canvas, 259.1x181.8cm

all images via : designboom

Marissa Textor

These graphite drawings (yes that's right, drawings) by Los Angeles based artist Marissa Textor are chock-full of some insanely beautiful detail. You can learn more about Marissa and her work here.

Graphite on paper

Graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Graphite on paper, 36" x 26"

Graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Double Rainbow All The Way

With all this double rainbow business, I couldn't resist doing a post on rainbow art. Check out what's in these artists' pots'o'gold at the end of their rainbows.

Derek Albeck

Steven Riddle

Richard Colman

Cody Hoyt

Live Painting

Alexa Meade, a 23 year old artist based out of D.C., has delved into a new arena of painting : live painting. So what exactly does that mean? Meade applies paint directly to the flesh of her models as well as their surroundings, essentially creating a living painting. The result is quite beautiful and quite a trick to the eye. You can check out her latest work here.

Natura Morta

Ann

Timmy on the Metro

Mrs. Palmer

Mediation Installation Shot, 8'x8'x4' installation with live performance and interactive video