Danleo is an Irish Artist with a very unique; clean and colourful style. His work draws heavily on nature and organic forms, frequently merging the grotesque with the beautiful to stunning effect. He works in a variety of different mediums and says of his work ” The aim is to create works that look as if they were created using vector software but have been painted by hand. Inspiration can come from anywhere and anything, however I owe a lot to the cartoons and comic books of the early nineties as these where the things that led me in this direction.”

For more check out http://danleodesign.com/

I love Dave Cooper, wether he does comics, paintings or… carpentry?

An amazing video documenting the process of French street artist duo ‘Supakitch’ and ‘Koralie’ painting a mural which was shown in the World Culture Museum (Varldskulturmuseet), Gothenberg, Sweden.

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE – VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG from elr°y on Vimeo.

Visualized is a conference taking place in New York on Nov 8 & 9 to explore the ‘evolution of communication at the intersection of big data, storytelling and design.’ A series of videos have been created for the conference including this one where graphic designer and artist Peter Saville talks about the squiggle cover art for Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures album.

Sometimes I love when the internet sets those late night inspiration bear traps. Your galloping through the dark forest of random blogs and accidentally take another path &  then ‘SNAP!’ Somethings grabbed your leg & your knocked to the ground. Thats exactly what happened when  my eyes walked into Luke Pearons studio, online that Is. I was reading about other artists studio set ups looking for ways to better mine as Its so small and compact. Through a random Google search I stumbled upon the picture below. This stumbling happened at about 2am and I was a little ruffled by this. It kind of felt like I was looking at me looking back at…me. The studio, the books even the fecking Sigur Ros poster were the same. The guy was even wearing my expression. This was all very strange. Who the hell was this guy. He would turn out to be one of my new favourite Illustrators. This Is Luke Pearson.

Luke Pearson Is a UK based illustrator & comic Book artist. He has worked a lot with Nobrow Press, Channel 4, Playstation and Wired Magazine to name a few. But Its not the great client list that makes Luke stand out, nor Is It his studio decor but It is his crisp illustration layout and style that grabs you from the first glance. From the one page spreads below or his graphic novels Luke has developed a style thats very reminiscent of other greats In the same field. I get the feel of Chris Ware, David Mazzucchelli as well as the simple personal humour of Jeffery Brown ( all of which will be making appearances  here on Scamp).

Chris Appelhans has been an artist stuck in my head ever since I saw his bare bones animated Superman short a few years back so I was delighted to see he currently has an exhibition entitled RAINBOW MONSTR at Gallery Nucleus with some really lovely watercolours. You can see the full exhibit online here.

Commercial and comic artist John Watkiss has created some wonderfully eerie black light paintings (acrylic on plastic) just in time for Halloween.

Small Print presents ABSOLUT Creative Edge. A fun creative experience for the artists and viewers and a cool 3 sided canvas with each side composed of a collaborative work of art by 3 artists!

Some Illustrators Ireland members will be taking part on the event. Check the line up below

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The NY Times writes on the Chewing Gum Art of Ben Wilson. He developed a technique in which he softens the gum with a blowtorch, sprays it with lacquer and then applies three coats of acrylic enamel. He uses tiny brushes, quick-drying his work with a lighter as he goes along, and then seals it with clear lacquer. Each painting takes between a few hours and a few days, and can last several years if the conditions are right. More images on Flickr here.

Paper cut works from four Henri Matisse illustrated art books are currently on show in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, until 25th September.