Yelena Bryksenkova is a freelance illustrator and fine artist who has created art for everything from greeting cards and book covers, to clothing for the Pitchouguina AW 14/15 collection. Her beautiful and detailed illustrations speak for themselves. Some of her drawings remind me of the illustrations in folktales and fairy tale books I poured over as a child. Oh how I would love to just jump inside of one of the charming little worlds she creates and spend a day exploring them. I can't wait to see more work from her in the future!

If you love her work as much as I do, be sure to stop by her Etsy shop to purchase a print for yourself! 
Click here to visit her website. Or here to visit her Etsy shop.

Hey fellow gamers and Star Wars enthusiasts! New York artist Adam Lister recreates iconic imagery using watercolor and an 8-bit graphic style. Check out his star wars prints which were recently featured by Juxtapoz Magazine. I like your style Adam! 

To see more art by Adam Lister or to purchase prints, visit his website here.

Can we please discuss how stunning gorgeous these still life photographs of colorful fruits and veggies are!? Florent Tanet uses common objects or foods to create unusual, minimalist still life images that pop out at you and give you one of those "why didn't I think of that?" moments. So simple, but so beautiful and fun. I would love to have one of these photographs hanging in my kitchen or living room!

Florent Tanet graduated from "L’école ESAA Duperré" in Paris where he practiced photography, illustration, and visual art. He also experimented with working in several fashion houses and worked in fashion design and art direction. For more visually inspiring art, visit his website and his blog.

Kris Knight is an artist from Canada who focuses on painting portraits of what he describes as "disenchanted characters that are lost between youth and adulthood". I absolutely love the colors that he uses and the surprising detailed touches that he adds to each painting. Enjoy a few of his portraits below and go check out more of his work here.

Enjoy these beautiful collage images  by artist and graphic designer, Guy Catling. 

Visit his portfolio page here. 

Embroidery, while not new to the art world, is definitely rising in popularity for many contemporary artists. One up-and-coming artist whom I recently discovered is Stephanie Clark. Although she does not limit herself only to the medium of embroidery, her embroidered "paintings" are definitely getting people's attention. Stephanie Clark grew up in Urbana, Missouri and was taught how to embroider by her grandmother. She has a background in painting and currently experiments by using thread to create tone and depth as opposed to paint or sometimes combines the thread with other media.