On this Day, (Yesterday) July 30

2008: Daily Mail invited artists to re-imagine Botticelli's "Brith of Venus" in Photoshop.

2010: Several major brand of cat food we recalled.

2013: We celebrated Danny's birthday!

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Painting Render Crash

James Theophane, a Creative Director in London, hacked an old painting by adding the beach ball of death and a half-loaded image.

Link: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/8354/painting-render-crash.html

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Illustrator: Jeremy Dickinson

We've thrown Jeremy's work into a couple Sprite presentations before. He popped up in my inbox because he is currently finishing a show in Athens. He's worth giving a look and cataloging.

Link: http://www.artnet.com/artist/3278273/jeremy-dickinson.html

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Eyvind Earle

Around SF, they have been advertising the release of Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" on DVD. The background painter for the movie, Eyvind Earle, had an astonishing portfolio of paintings. He rose quickly in the ranks of Disney artists due to his original style and ability to capture fantasy-like contrast and emotion in a single shot. It is worth clicking on some of these images to see them larger for detail.

Oh, and if anyone finds a decent price on a book of his work, let me know. His books are running upwards of $750 on Amazon.com!

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Chew on This

Artist, Jason Kronenwald, has created a series of paintings depicting blondes of pop culture ranging from Hillary Clinton to Lindsay Lohan. The medium — pre-chewed bubble gum on plywood. No tints or dyes are used. If Jason needs a custom color, he will mix two differently colored sticks of gum in his mouth for the desired hue.

Link: LE Gallery : Exhibition : A Fresh Pack of Gum Blondes

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