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]]>When she is not creating artwork for comics, Nathan creates beautiful illustrations of humans and their creature companions. She frequently shares these on her social media and makes them available as a free download online collection.
These Disney-like illustrations draw inspiration from real life, fantasy, and history. They capture a unique bond between an array of human characters and real-life animals or fictional creatures like dragons. The humans and their creature companions are usually shown sharing tranquil moments or engaging in playful behavior.
“I love exploring the shapes, emotions, and relationships between humans and animals through my illustrations,” Nathan wrote in a blog post shared on Bored Panda. “I also enjoy crafting their stories through drawing; whether they’re real or fantastical, serious or funny, current or from history.”
Continue scrolling to check out more of Nathan’s beautiful illustrations and visit her social media to see other projects from this talented artist.
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]]>Arioso has been wowing social media users with his performances in which he uses a marionette to paint celebrity portraits and recreations of famous artworks.
In videos posted on his TikTok profile Galeria Morionet, Arioso can be seen operating a marionette in a tiny art studio. Pulling the strings, he guides the marionette to do everything an artist would do, from dipping the brush into the paint palette to performing brush strokes on a small canvas.
To make it even more impressive, the paintings “created” by the marionette are quite good and resemble something a real artist would paint.
It is safe to say that social media users are amazed by these creations.
“This is insane, at first I thought the paintings were done beforehand, but this is next level,” one person commented.
“this is amazing! I’ve never seen anything like this before,” another added.
Arioso is based in Coyoacán, Mexico, where he regularly showcases his marionette painting sessions on the streets. Continue scrolling to check out more.
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]]>“I was captivated by the uncanny similarities between humans and their pets. It sparked an idea, and I started sketching a series inspired by these resemblances, having so much fun with it. Earlier this year that fascination lingered, so I decided to take it further and create human characters based on the personality and traits of animals,” Connie Kang said to Bored Panda.
But just how does she come up with the personification of so many animals? “I focus on highlighting the unique quirks and charm of both the animal and the human they’re inspired by. For example, a photo of an angry owl strutting might give me a strong mafia vibe. That led me to design a mafia boss character inspired by Al Pacino in The Godfather. I carefully emphasize traits that bring out humor and authenticity, creating a connection between the animal’s personality and the human interpretation,” Kang explained.
Kang takes the fur, scales, and feathers of animals and turns them into the clothing their human counterpart wears. After all, Kang says, humans have always been inspired by animals anyway.
“Fashion is a vital part of the storytelling in my work. The clothing reflects the character’s personality while staying true to the animal’s energy. For instance, if an animal exudes sleek elegance, the human counterpart might wear something retro and chic… Additionally, I draw heavily from the natural patterns and colors of animals themselves,” she told Bored Panda.
Check out Kang’s incredibly creative and humorous works—we guarantee you’ll love them all.
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]]>Formerly focused on ceramics and pattern design, Cocker is known for her uplifting designs that span a range of mediums, often inspired by nature, textiles, and playful motifs. Unsurprisingly, she has built a substantial following on social media, with her online shop updates always selling out in minutes.
Full of rich colors and fluid shapes, Cocker uses a combination of printing, oil pastel, painting, and collage to create her landscape series. Each piece is unique, reflecting the ever-changing Scottish countryside, transformed by light, weather, and the changing seasons.
Check out some more of these transporting landscapes below.
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]]>Taylor’s works are a combination of miniature paintings and cutouts from watercolor artworks. Despite working with limited space, she manages to pack an amazing amount of detail and turn small containers into keepers of mystical realms.
These pieces are full of fantasy, magic, unusual creatures, and vivid colors. Viewers encounter worlds inhabited by wizards, vampires, ghosts, and fantastical beast resting on the palm of their hand, fueling their imagination and leaving them eager to uncover other secrets they might hide.
According to Taylor, her works conjure “the decorative and figurative qualities of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and aesthetic movement” while being an “exploration of beauty.” The artist also decorates each compact with an image of an owl, aware of the bird’s status as a symbol of magic, wisdom, and knowledge.
In case you would like to admire Taylor’s creations in person, they will be exhibited at Hashimoto Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles as part of the Night Market exhibition that opens on November 9. If you can’t make it there, continue scrolling below to see more of them, thanks to the power of social media.
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]]>Alea Pinar Du Pre is an Austrian/Turkish painter who uses cake piping bags in her art practice. She fills the bags with slabs of acrylic paint and then meticulously applies them to canvas to create portraits of women.
Thanks to this unique type of paint application, Du Pre’s works come out somewhat distorted, creating a captivating effect that is reminiscent of vintage TV screens.
Du Pre, who started her art journey in 2008, has been engaged in various other art forms, including works in which she combines digital art with “the real world.” Her pieces have been featured in solo and group shows across the world, including the United States, the UK, Austria, Belgium, France, and Turkey.
“My endless questioning the nature of our existence stems from an insatiable curiosity and an unfathomable love for truth. I believe in the sacredness of the human experience. Art is a canvas to mutate my curiosity into a form I can share – to transfer scientific curiosity into pictures – to give form to the formless,” Du Pre explains on her official website.
Continue scrolling to check out more of her paintings below.
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]]>Sharece became popular on social media thanks to her abstract paintings made with a squeegee. Yes, it is the same tool everyone else uses for cleaning windows.
The artist places dollops of color on canvas and then uses a squeegee to smear them all over it. This doesn’t only result in an intriguing piece of art, but the process is also quite satisfying. You are watching an artwork come together in a matter of seconds.
While Sharece mainly focuses on abstract art, she also does paintings of pop culture characters like Spongebob Squarepants and animals in the same way. While these types of artworks are a bit more demanding and require more prep time, they turn out quite great, considering the method.
It is safe to say that internet users love Sharece’s pieces.
“What the I’m calling voodoo magic on that,” one TikTok user commented on her Spongebob video.
If you would like to check out more of these amazing artworks and enjoy watching them get made, check out more of Sharece’s social media videos below.
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]]>Decaires Taylor creates permanent site-specific sculptures that he almost exclusively displays underwater. By submerging them in marine environments, he aims to explore „modern themes of conservation and environmental activism.“
The artist builds his sculpture using pH neutral and environmentally sensitive materials. This allows the pieces to become a part of their surrounding without affecting it in a negative way while also constantly changing through decay and becoming home to marine life.
According to Taylor, his “pioneering public art projects are not only examples of successful marine conservation, but works of art that seek to encourage environmental awareness and lead us to appreciate the breathtaking natural beauty of the underwater world.”
Decaires Taylor’s sculptures can be found all around the world, from Australia to Cyprus and Canada. They are also the focal point of Molinere Bay Underwater Sculpture Park in Granada, West Indies, where visitors can check out 75 works.
Until you have a chance to see these amazing underwater sculptures in person, scroll down to see more.
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]]>In Hybrid Species, Hummel used digital tools including artificial intelligence (AI) to create surreal flower hybrids inspired by real-life flora. Each of these hybrid flowers looks familiar at first glance, but the more you explore their finer features, the more they look to be out of this world.
There are a total of 80 digital flowers in the series, with each one being a mash-up of various floral species as well as other botanical elements. While unsettling at moments, these creations are immensely intriguing and captivating.
“In this series, nature is portrayed not as it is, but as it could be—reimagined, reshaped, and rendered through algorithms. Hybrid Species presents a vision of flora from a parallel world, where nature is captured through a digital lens, without a mirror,” Hummel shares.
You can browse the full Hybrid Species series on Hummel’s website or continue to scroll down to check out some of the examples.
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]]>These fantasy gardens allow the viewer to get lost in their beauty, bold colors, and complexity, with each flower being captured at its peak and depicted with an impressive attention to detail. There is so much to unpack, explore, and comprehend that you could spend hours watching them without getting bored or feeling you’ve explored everything.
According to Jacob, each one of her paintings is, in some way, an expression of her love for the natural world. Through her works, she aims to capture the “beauty of nature’s evolution” and “the continual cycle of life, death, and rebirth.”
These floral paintings are not just a manifestation of Jacob’s love for nature, but they also have a deep personal meaning for her, being “infused with the rich memories of her childhood, of long evening walks with her grandfather, the scent of orange Champakam and Jasmine flowers at train stations, watching her mother tend to her garden spending a lot of time out in nature.”
You can check out more of Nidhi Mariam Jacob’s works on her social media channels or by scrolling below.
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