Artist Simon Stålenhag has created a series of works that blend the fantastic with the mundane. Children play in the shadows of monolithic structures and stare at the remains of a defunct particle collider while dinosaurs saunter past robots rusting in the fields. Thoughtful and quietly compelling. the art effectively blurs the line between fantasy and reality. Visit The Verge for a short article about the works and Simon’s website for more art
The weirdest and also most bewilderingly persistent truth in illustration and art is that we, (the artists), are the most arrogantly self-assuming people around, and the most neurotically uncertain about it. Our distinct voice is our greatest asset and the one note I...
I've been working and doing a lot of events this year, but I still find time to make a little progress on the next chapter of my comic, Cut Flowers. Here's a little sneak peek, the pencils for one of the upcoming pages! For those who want the technical details, these...
It's no secret to anyone that's been following Muddy Colors awhile that I am really deeply interested in the psychology around why people become artists, and how becoming a "professional" "full-time" artist affects that. For example, I've written posts on the...
Oh wow, that is fantastic! I love the concept of taking a very mundane setting and inserting sci-fi or fantasy elements! It is my favorite type of painting, so thank you so much for mentioning this artist!! 🙂