Reflecting on the year that is waning

WOW

How did I not know about Zdzislaw Beksinski before now? How?! HOW?!

http://www.beksinski.pl/


Extraordinary, horrific manifestations of the nightmarish and erotic. Reminiscent of H.R. Giger a bit, but in no way derivative.

Absolutely worth checking out!

Neat-O!

Just for fun, here are a few links to some of my recent favorite internet timesinks

http://waynebarlowe.wordpress.com/
Wayne D. Barlowe is one of my all-time favorite illustrators, having done Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials. I remember finding a copy of that taxonomic list of aliens, beautifully rendered, as a little kid and getting totally immersed. Now he's written a book about hell, and done dozens of mind-blowing, soul-rending pictures of it. Outstanding!


http://www.fromoldbooks.org/
Big old collection of high-res images of illustrated arcana. Great resource for design and collage.


http://ridiculouslyinteresting.com/
The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things. Needs no introduction.


http://strandbeest.com/
Artist Theo Jansen creates fantastic animals out of plastic pipes, tubes and waterbottles. They are fully engineered to respond to the wind and "come alive." I feel this is something that you have to see in person to fully appreciate, but still, it's incredible.


http://onceuponasketch.com/
Really fun and useful blog for children's books illustration.


More later, when the mood strikes.