They're Indie. They're Gypsy. They're Folk Pop.They're Dark Dark Dark.
Similar Sounds: Regina Spektor, Coeur de Pirate, Frightened Rabbit
Popular Tracks:
. Ashes
. Junk Bones
. Dig The Grave
. New York Song
. Colors
The Snow Magic (album) is highly entertaining for the most part. The first song, “Ashes” sets the tone of the album, with Invie directing the fate of her ashes aft
Today's Featured Artist is Nancy. Here is Nancy's adorable (and very clever) card: Here are the materials she used:SU Festive FavoritesSU On the Beach SU Stampin Write MarkersSU Stampin PastelsCuttlebug Swiss DotsGelly Roll Metalic MarkersMarvy Luchida Opaque Stick
Featured Artist of the Month: Britney SpearsI know! I know i'm late but I got rid of all my computer problems and all is well now. It's the begining of another new month and we now have a new Artist of the Month!! Winning with 76% (2618) of your votes is pop diva miss Britney Spears and marks the first artist to be AOTM twice. Britney is back with another #1 hit another her belt, getting ready to
Congratulations to Jen V who collected he most votes in the Bag o' Supplies Challenge!! Jen wins a $15 gift certificate from me for her win!!!If you missed the original post when Jen was the Featured Artist of the Day...
Today's Featured Artist is Alicia D. Alicia has the last layout for this month's challenge, and it is so much fun!! I love how the patterned paper gives the page so much energy!! So since this is the final layout,...
Today's Featured Artist is Ian C. Ian has created an adorable layout titled,“Grandma Loves us to Pieces.” In his email, Ian wrote: "(This is a) layout about how lucky my family is to have such a wonderful Grandma." Such sweet...
Today's Featured Artist is Dee Dee. This is Dee Dee's first time entering the contest and her page is not only creative, but very festive!!! I hope you enjoy her layout as much as I did!!! And, by the way,...
Featured Artist of the Month: Poll Closed!I was just going to let this go but it has gotten out of hand. When I created the poll it was set so you vote once and that would be it. Due to many fans of some of the contestants the poll has been closed and taken down. Creating new & temporary IP address is something silly to do just to have someone win on a poll. The problem is we still need a Feat
Today's Featured Artist is Maureen M!! Maureen hasn't entered the Sketch Challenge in awhile, but I am glad to see her layout!! I love Maureen's style - clean lines, but lots of color that she pulls from her photos! (And...
Well, haven't we had our share of indie rock bands this late 2008? Here is another one from Sheffield, UK - the SITUATIONISTS.
The Situationists creates flavorful indie-rock songs palatable to anyone interested with a slight of Death Cab for Cutie, Hot Club de Paris and The Velvet Teen. The author of fine pop songs that combine the distinctive way with a tune that only quintessentially English fe
Featured Artist of the Month: POLL IS UP!!We are a couple weeks into October and It's once again time to announce the contestants that are running for Featured Artist for the busy month of November!! Our Contestants for next month are: Pop Diva Christina Aguilera who "Keeps Gettin' Better" and will be releasing a compilation of her biggest hits on November 7th!! American Idol runner-up David Archu
The debut album from Nottingham's O' Lovely Lie jumped straight to the top of the "listening" pile when i managed to get my ears on it. The album titled "No In, No Out, No Echo" was recorded at Random Recording Studios in Nottingham, and has recently been self released by the band themselves. There are five members; Gemma Upton (Vocals/Guitars), Richard Upton (Vocals/Guitars), Anna Robinson (Keybo
Congratulations to Lynn Anne who won the September Bag o' Supplies Challenge. Lynn Anne's card was also featured a few days ago. For all the fun details, click here. For her win, Lynn Anne receives a $10 gift certificate from...
Today's Featured Artist is Alicia D. Alicia is my only entry for this month's Sketch Challenge, but it is a fun one!! Considering I was just in Vegas less than two weeks ago, this was a familiar sight for me!!!...
Featured Artist of the Month: P!nkIt's the begining of another new month and we now have a new Artist of the Month!! Winning with 41% (887) of your votes is pop/rock badass P!nk and not to far behind was newcomer Lady Gaga with 40% (853) of your votes. With current single "So What" already reaching #1 P!nk seems to be in the highlight of her career. She is set to drop her new album "Funhouse" on O
Featured Artist of the Month: POLL IS UP!!We are a couple weeks into September and It's once again time to announce the contestants that are running for Featured Artist next month(October)!! Our Contestants for next month are: Newcomer Lady Gaga who is ready to take the world by storm when she releases her debut album "The Fame" on October 28th!! Michelle Williams who is givin' a second chance due
Congratulations to Alicia D for winning this month's Sketch Challenge!!! For that, Alicia becomes our Featured Artist of the Day! Alicia collected 38% of the 40 votes cast which was enough to win!!! Here again is Alicia's layout about the...
Featured Artist of the Month: The Pussycat DollsI know I'm a day late but it was labor day and I needed a break, lol. So it is now September and we have a new Artist of the Month!! With a big lead from the begining winning with 61% of your votes are the Pussycat Dolls. Already making their first single "When I Grow Up" a hit thier sophomore album "Doll Domination" is sure to do well when it drops
Congratulations to Sandra T who wins this month's Bag o' Supplies Contest! Here again is Sandra's winning card. Sandra wins a $10 gift certificate from me for this month's win!!If you would like to participate in September's challenge, be sure...
Today's Featured Artist is Alicia D. Here is Alicia's awesome layout about the Balloon Fest. For those of you not from NJ, this is an annual event in the Phillipsburg area. There is a huge balloon launch and I think...
Today's Featured Artist is Lynn Anne C. I'm not quite sure how Lynn Anne manages to juggle her busy life - 3 kids (including a newborn) and working crazy hours - and she STILL manages to submit entries to my...
First, please let me apologize for not posting this weekend - we were in & out a lot, and while we were here I had trouble with our internet, so last night I finally was able to spend some time...
Today's Featured Artist is Michelle R. Michelle created this adorable layout about her daughter's artwork for this month's Scrapbooking Sketch Challenge.Michelle's email reads, "It's a layout of my daughter Danielle and the creations she makes at preschool. There are SO...
Featured Artist of the Month: POLL IS UP!!We are a couple months into August and It's once again time to announce the contestants that are running for Featured Artist next month(September)!! Our Contestants for next month are: Jessica Simpson who has returned to her country roots to release her frist country album "Do You Know" due out on September 9th!! R&B singer Robin Thicke who will be giv
What better way to signal my return to the blogging world than to highlight one of the most exciting and ground breaking UK bands i've heard this year.That band are Rolo Tomassi.Coming from Sheffield in the UK, Rolo Tomassi are a five piece led by frontlady Eva Spence. The band's sound is extremly hard to summarize; such is their diversity from anything that might resemble a "genre". Alongside the
Congratulations to Sandra T. who was the winner of the July Scrapbooking Sketch Challenge!!! Sandra collected 62% of the 34 votes cast. This was Sandra's first win and her first entry into any contest!!!! For her efforts, Sandra wins a...
And now (that I am back from Convention) back to our regularly scheduled program... Congratulations to Michelle R for winning July's Bag o' Supplies Challenge!!! Michelle collected 75% of the 24 votes cast and wins a $10 gift certificate from...
Featured Artist of the Month: Jonas BrothersIt's the begining of another new month and we now have a new Artist of the Month!! Due to the pushing back of Michelle Williams new album we decided on a poll to have her run for October when she needs the promotion. Which automatically makes runner-ups the Jonas Brothers the winners. With their new album "A Little Bit Longer" just a few weeks from being
Happy Sunday! Today's Featured Artist is Ian C. Here is the card Ian submitted for the Bag o' Supplies Challenge - isn't it cute?? Aside from the supplies that were given to him, Ian used: a Stampin' Up! stamp (I...
Today's Featured Artist is Sandra T. Sandra submitted her very first layout (for any contest) and I think it's great!!!! She has wonderful photographs to accompany her layout. I love her combination of the nature in the photos to the...
Today's Featured Artist is (again) Michelle R. I think the Bag o' Supplies Challenge sparked a little creativity, because Michelle submitted the first layout in the July Scrapbooking Sketch Challenge. In her email, Michelle wrote, "....this (sketch) was a great...
Today's Featured Artist is Michelle R. Michelle submitted a beautiful card for this month's Bag o' Supplies Contest. Michelle had taken a break from her scrapbooking & paper crafting & was hoping this challenge could spark her creativity and get...
Featured Artist of the Month: POLL IS UP!!Were two weeks into July and It's once again time to announce the contestants that are running for Featured Artist next month(August)!! Our Contestants for next month are: Jon McLaughlin who is preparing to release his sophomore album "OK Now" in October but It's never bad to get some early exposure. The Jonas Brothers who are currently "Burnin' Up" the ch
Congratulations to Alicia D for being today's Featured Artist!! Alicia submitted the only layout for the June Sketch Challenge, so she wins a $10 gift certificate from me!! Alicia's layout, Logan, is all about her friend's nephew doing something we...
For the second month in a row, congratulations go to Nancy for winning the Bag o' Supplies Card Contest!!! Nancy's creative use of the supplies led to a very adorable pool party invitation. Thanks to all of those who participated....
Cristophe Huet is Managing Director at Asile Retouching Studio and he’s doing a great job so far having contracts with a lot of big companies like Adidas, Nike, Citroen, Playstation, Motorola and so much more. Combining photography, illustration and photomanipulation he gets some of the following superb creations.
More of these superb works can be found [...]
Tony, who is currently in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, has an impressive collection of programs which he can use and an interesting portfolio to show. Beautiful illustrations and vector pieces that are just waiting for you to see.
You can view more of his artwork on his personal site or on his deviantart gallery.
Today's Featured Artist is Nancy N (last month's Bag o' Supplies Winner). Nancy did not disappoint this month. I love her creativity!!! Here is her sample: Front of the Card Back of the Card Inside of the Card Isn't she...
Every once in a while you hear an album that just does it for you. It's one of the best feelings in the world, hearing an album for the first time and really digging every track. Well, the lovely chaps from Sonic Dice recently sent me an album to review, and fortunatley for me I was totally blown over by it. The album is the debut long player from Los Angeles trio, The Outline. You may have notic
Based out of Brooklyn, Alan Wilkis is a multi talented instrumentalist and producer, who has recently released his debut album "Babies Dream Big".Pretty much everything you hear on the record Alan has recorded himself, and then also produced the whole thing in his own way too. He's created a quite stunning collection of tracks, which when put together leads to a pretty hot debut release. He's a ni
Vitaly Samarin Alexiuss is a digital artist born in Novokuznetsk, Rusia in 1984.
He studied art as a child and had the chance to move to Canada in 1998. He completed his studies there and is currently doing a great job with his skills.
As he sais “currently I’m working as a photographer and an illustrator, painting [...]
The third and final layout, "Spring Egg Hunt" for the May Sketch Challenge is from Alicia D. Watch for the poll to be posted tomorrow!! Good luck to all three entries!
Fran B is my next Featured Artist of the Day with her layout, "With Mom, One is Fun", the second entry for the May Sketch Challenge. Watch for one final entry and the poll to follow!
I am always happy to support other living artists and, of course, over the moon when I am supported as well! I was glad to receive Pamela's message telling me that she had written a feature about my work on her blog Pamela E Miller Contemporary Abstract Art.Pamela E MillerI feel that creating art is a way of sharing your soul with others. As you will see in my artwork: sometimes I am very flamboy
My featured artist of the day, Lynn Anne, is the first entry in the "Bag O'Supplies Card Contest". Each month my newsletter readers can take part in a contest where they are given a bag of supplies (each person gets...
Featured Artist of the Month: POLL IS UP!!Time has passed and It's time once again to announce the contestants that are running for Featured Artist next month(June)!! Our contestants for next month are: Ashanti who despite all the push backs will be releasing her new album "The Declaration" on June 3rd!! English band Coldplay who after a long break are finally dropping their much anticipated album
Check out Jonay…….
Hey my name is Jonay and I’m an artist/producer from Sweden.
I just released my debut album, “The Darker The Sky Is The Brighter The Stars Shine”
For free on my homepage www.jonay.com
My first single is called Fly Away, which I will shoot a video for it next week, if you got some time [...]
Please tell us a brief info about yourself.My name is Benjamin FRIESS, I am 30 years old, I live in the Ardèche, in the south of France, I have been married for 2 years, I worked as a webmaster in an association that deals with the integration of people with disabilities.When did you first decide to become a graphic artist / illustrator? Since he was young I always drew, but it was around the age of 17 that I really started to create my own characters. At 22 I started oil painting, and it was a turning point in my artistic life. 2 years ago I tried digital painting by creating "Emerveillement", is where it all really started.What do you prefer: mouse, tablet, brush or pen and ink? and why? I prefer oil painting, it is a pleasure to work on the textures. But the tablet can do a lot more th
Please tell us a brief info about yourself. Hi. My name is Archan Nair, aka archanN as mostly people know me in the digital and virtual web. I’m a 25 year old Artist, Designer and Illustrator based in New Delhi, India.I’m also the co-founder of a Creative and Design Agency called Cropped Circles. I specialize in Interactive Design, Branding & Identity, Graphic and Photo Illustration, Art Direction, Fine arts and Progressive Solutions.When did you first decide to become a graphic artist / illustrator? Well, I come from an entirely different industry which is Fashion. As a family business I was running an apparel manufacturing and export industry since I was 18 years old. I always had the creative stint in my family since my childhood days, but I guess I never discovered it proper
Courtney Autumn Martin entered the world one fine day in 1984 and she hasn’t left since. From that day on, she has been fascinated by many things including kittens, carnivals, children's books, cumulonimbus cloud formations, old things, and balloons floating off into the sky. Courtney graduated with honors from Rhode Island School of Design in 2006 and has since gone on to pursue her career as a freelance children's illustrator. Please tell us a brief info about yourself.I'm twenty-three years old and I have been working as a freelance illustrator and designer for almost two years.When did you first decide to become a graphic artist / illustrator? During high school I applied to a few art schools and thought I was interested in pursing graphic design or illustration. I was accepted to RI
Real Name: Steven E. GordonPlease tell us a brief info about yourself.[Steve G] I've been in the animation business for over 30 years starting with Ralph Bakshi on "Lord of the Rings". I've worked as an animator, storyboard artist, development artist, character designer and director on too many films and shows to quickly name. When did you first decide to become a graphic artist / illustrator?[Steve G] When I was in High School I had planned to go to art school to become an illustrator and was sidetracked by the animation business before I graduated. What do you prefer: mouse, tablet, brush or pen and ink? and why? [Steve G] I work mostly in pencil (HB Staedtler Mars Lumograph) because I'm most comfortable that way, but I do most of my color work in Photoshop with a Wacom pad and
Real Name: Jean-Sébastien MonzaniPlease tell us a brief info about yourself. I am a Swiss and French self-taught photographer born in 1975 who is specialized in graphic design and portrait photography. I was born in France and moved at 18 to Lausanne, Switzerland, where I live now.Elegance, simplicity, a strong sense of composition and emotions are key elements in my work. My images are often constructed as photo-series - something between fashion photography and movie storyboards. I mainly shoot on-location, almost exclusively in Lausanne (Switzerland). I don’t shoot professional models but rather pick up regular persons that will carry the emotions I’m looking for.This sentence of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry sums it up pretty well to me: Perfection in design is not achieved when ther
Real Name: Igor ScekicPlease tell us a brief info about yourself.My name is Igor Scekic. I'm 22(almost 23) years old student of Graphic design from Zagreb, Croatia. I like to be creative so I'm experimenting with traditional drawing, digital art and photography.When did you first decide to become a graphic artist / illustrator? Actually it started just for fun. About 4 years ago some friends of mine were making some stuff in Photoshop, nothing special, but I started to like this digital way of making art so I decided to try it by myself. it wasn't serious until two years ago when I started making my first surreal photo manipulations.What do you prefer: mouse, tablet, brush or pen and ink? and why?Definitely the tablet, because it is the more natural way of doing things than with the mouse.
Name: AntifanReal Name: Gary TongePlease tell us a brief info about yourself.My name is Gary Tonge and I am a full time Art Director in the games industry, a freelance illustrator and concept artist and have recently completed work on a book about my art and how I produce it.When did you first decide to become a graphic artist / illustrator?Hmm.. Good question, I know I wanted to do something in art and games way back when I was about 16 (I am 37 now) so I started painting a lot on my Atari ST to create a body of work to get me a job in that sort of industry. However I did not really consider myself to be an illustrator until about 10 years ago – I felt up until then that I was not definitely better at illustration than I was at 3D or other areas of art in the arena.What do you prefer: m
Featured Artist Of The Month: Kelly ClarksonJune is over, and another month as started. Meaning voting for this month's featured artist is over. With 1,627 votes all together, and recieving more then half of those votes is winner Kelly Clarkson. She was a clear lead for this month, but Kelly Rowland & Aly and AJ put a good fight. But don't worry they will get thier chance again. Kelly has just released her new album "My December" this week, and rumors say it's selling well. I have put up the new banner, and have left you guys a couple goodies. Enjoy, Poll for next month will be up in two weeks.DL: Kelly Clarkson - Never Again (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREBUY Video on iTunes: HEREDL: Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREBUY Video on iTunes: HEREDL: Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREBUY Video on iTunes: HEREDL: Kelly Clarkson - A Moment Like This (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREHere Are Wallpapers I Made, Enjoy: (YOUR THOUGHTS ON ARTIST? DOWNLOADS = CO
Featured Artist Of The Month: RihannaIt's the begining of a new month and voting is over with 963 votes in total, Rihanna won and recieved more then half of your votes. She was clearly ahead of the competition, but AI Winner and Mandy Moore had a pretty good fight at the end to. I think she really deserves it and it came on perfect timing. Her current single "Umbrella" is #1 almost worldwide, her album is just days of release, and she will be performing soon on the MTV Movie Awards. To celebrate the new banner is up, and I gathered some goodies. Poll for next month will be up next week.DL: Rihanna Feat.Jay-Z - Umbrella (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREBUY Video On Itunes: HEREDL: Rihanna - We Ride (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREBUY Video On Itunes: HEREDL: Rihanna - S.O.S (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREBUY Video On Itunes: HEREDL: Rihanna - If It's Lovin' That You Want (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREBUY Video On Itunes: HEREDL: Rihanna - Pon De Replay (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREBUY Video On Itunes: HEREHere Are Wa
One media and form of art that continually amazes me, particularly because of it’s constant and enduring state is glass.
Glass is one of those medias that I’ve never been able to try myself, but I believe is one of the most subtle and enchanting forms of art. It can take the form of a spoon rest in your kitchen or a fine goblet. Completely art, completely unique and practical in its use and application.
Christine Masters knows this. From the above mentioned spoon rest to the glass earrings, there is a grace to the craftsmanship in her work. I have been reading her blogs (1, 2, & 3) for the last few months and have been impressed greatly that glass artists are truly unique people to work with this temperamental form of art.
Check out these samples of Christine’s art below.
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Featured Artist Of The Month: Avril LavigneSo the voting is over with 875 votes in total the artist you choose and got the most votes to be featured this month is Avril Lavigne. The Race was pretty tight between her & Beyonce, but at the end she took it. She has the #1 single and album right now so it's perfect. I would've been happy with either so great choice guys. We'll I hope you like the new banner, enjoy these Avril goodies I gathered and made.DL: Avril Lavigne - Complicated (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREDL: Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREDL: Avril Lavigne - I'm With You (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREDL: Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREDL: Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (DVD Rip)DL Link 2: HEREHere Are Wallpapers I Made, Enjoy: (YOUR THOUGHTS ON ARTIST? DOWNLAODS = COMMENTS!)
Today I was pleasantly surprised with my inbox. Artist, Roman Gumanyuk, had emailed and had asked to show some of his work here. Initially, I am always skeptical when an artist sends more than five works at any given time. Then again, that was until I scrolled down a little and beheld the caliber of his work. Roman has a ethereal quality to his work which depicts a very solitary and peaceful nature.
Thanks for your submissions Roman.
Here’s a brief biography from his site:
Roman Gumanyuk was born in Bishkek in 3 July 1985. He has begun to draw since he was a little boy. Roman has been painting since 5 years old. He has finished the school and Art studio .He is a participant and prize winner of a lot of competitions and art exhibitions including “Young Talents-97″ International Festival held in the Issyk-Kul , “World Modern Art-98″ Competition held in Los Angeles and My World in 2000 “International Competition held by ICAF in Washington. The Nat
