Cecilia Carlstedt is a Swedish fashion illustrator whose expressive and imaginative illustrations have landed her jobs for H&M, Victoria’s Secret, Elle, & Vogue in her 9 very successful years since graduation. I love the loose, sketchy nature of her work and the way she combines neutrals with bright pops of color.
Matte Stephens is a painter in Portland, Oregon who never seems to stop creating. His Etsy shop is filled to the brim with unique and charming prints of faraway places and other funny scenes, and many of them were made quite recently. He makes this crazy world we live in seem like such a delightful place with a muted color palette and simplified shapes.
Carolin Loebbert is blowing me away right now with her amazingly clever, colorful, and charming illustrations. Carolin’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, anthologies, and exhibitions around the world and she lives and works in Hamburg, Germany. About her work, she says, “If just one person is able to look at my work and get new ideas, or feel happy, or feel that same marvelous spirit I felt, then I am satisfied.”
Susana Parada is a happy-go-lucky kind of artist from Bridgeport, Connecticut with a vast array of original prints available for purchase in her Etsy shop. She injects a wonderful sense of humor into her fun illustrations and always has a great use of color. I wouldn’t mind putting 1 or 2 (or even 3) of her prints on my walls!
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Agnes-Cecile (aka Silvia Pelissero) is an amazing Italian artist who can really do wonders with watercolors. Her work is ethereal, dreamy, and an explosion of rainbows and expressive gestures. Her new exhibition began today in Rome and will continue on through May 5th if you happen to be in the area!
Yellena James is an artist from the capitol city of Bosnia & Herzegovina who moved to the U.S. to attend art school and who now calls Portland, Oregon her home. Her lively and colorful artwork has been commissioned by Anthropologie, Nike, and Microsoft to name a few and she has also participated in exhibitions throughout the U.S. since 2007. Bold geometric shapes are mixed with soft-hued organic shapes that dance inside their frames – I love how active and full of energy each of her pieces seem to be!
