Mia Calderone

Hands down, Mia Calderone (also known by her Deviant art name MissElephante) is my favourite illustrator. 

On her Deviant site she says,

"I work heavily with religious and cultural connotations of the female figure and mind, and most of my drawing are black and white ink drawings."

The elongation of the limbs and widening of the eyes give her subjects an other worldly Aura, with beautiful detailing in every image.

Her drawings are painstakingly created with a combination of creepy, sexy, dark and intoxicating all mixed into one beautiful pot of ink. 

Auto Erotica

High Waters

 

Judith Beheads Holoferns

The Cycle

Unsex

Seed

The Revelation

Enrique Gomez de Molina

One of my favourite 'Rogue Taxidermy' artists is Miami based Enrique gomez de Molina. His creative animal combinations blur the line between reality and make-believe, leaving you wishing they were alive, as they appear.

The Early Bird Special

Wtf

Pandemonium

Paradise

McSparboe Salmonella

Rhinoplasty

Don Kenn

 These eery illusttrations come from the quirky mind of Don Kenn from Denmark

Cedric Laquieze

Enchanting fairy sculptures by Cedric Laquieze

Cabinet de Curiosités de Bonnier de la Mosson

Hidden away in the Museum of Natural History, Paris, is the fantastical collection of the very late 18th century french aristocrat Joseph Bonnier de la Mosson.

Thanks to his great fortune and love of science and art, this collection came together in his Parisian hotel circa 1735. 

Not only is the collection substantial in scientific terms, documenting species over different groups from birds to corals, but it also encapsulates Parisian art in the spectacular cabinets they are shown in. 

C'est fantastique!

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Simon Birch

These fantastic sketches are by Brighton born artist Simon Birch. 

He is most famous for his oil paintings which are often inspired by the smallest details whether it be colours, textures, sounds or a face. 

With the absence of colour in these sketches, it gives room for a simpler perception of light and linear. The shadows play across his subjects features in an expression of movement that is truly wonderful! His lines cross without intruding on each other like stills of a stop motion picture. The intense passion for his work really shows through, he has been known to compulsively create for days at a time, often with little rest inbetween - dedication!

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Ostelology in Oklahoma

 Articulated skeletons from the Ostelology department in Oklahoma.

Hornbill

Elderly

Howler Monkey

Hammerhead Fruit Bat

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