Leonardo Rodriguez

There is too much awesome art work on the net. Inspired and intimidated in equal measure every time I go poking around. just added a new hero to my links list, Leonardo Rodriguez, Very nice watercolour illustration. Nothing twee about Leonardo's watercolours. Great bold colours and design. Sooo jealous. I don't trust my sense of colour and really need to get back into painting. So little time. How do those guys who work at the big us animation studios manage it. Awesome designers by day, self publishing by night, blogging and having a life. Do they sleep?

Jealous of Peter Callesen

I haven't done much drawing this week. So no new sketch post. A good opportunity to highlight a hero from my links list.

I found Peter Callesen's awe inspiring paper sculptures/cut-outs a year or so ago and remember being sick with envy. I see some parrallels between his equisite work and my clumsy fumblings at art school . . . and wonder where it all went wrong! Hahaha. Seriously though, the sensiblities in his work really connect with the way I used to try and work as an artist and these are values that I recognise in a lot of the work I appreciate however different it may seem on the surface.

Callesen's work is amazing. Beautiful, clever and so well crafted. The pictures below don't do the work justice. You need to see the close ups and all the other great pieces so visit his site!