BEAUTY: Drawing and Digital Art--Toshihiko Okuya

The thoughtful work of Japanese artist Toshihiko Okuya is entirely engaging. He imports pencil drawings into a digital format and adds color. The results are fascinating. I see echoes of so many great artists in his work: Miro, Bacon, Picasso, Klee...

Top to bottom: 190818; study #015 (story of t he family); study #073; study #115; study #117; study #141 (dancers); study #153; untitled; visitor; wednesday woman

https://quinbaya.com/okuya/#
https://www.tumblr.com/toshihiko-okuya

Purchase prints here!
https://okuya-art.stores.jp/

"I Hate To Love You" by Vintage Voltage

I am hypnotized by the visuals for this song, "I Hate To Love You" by Swedish duo Vintage Voltage. Created by an artist who goes by the name Myst Cult, it has signs of both AI mixed with some old-fashioned (!) digital art.

https://vintagevoltage.bandcamp.com/
https://mystcult.com/

BEAUTY: AI Digital Art for Winter--Robert Mealing (Spiritus Loci)

Artist Robert Mealing working as Spiritus Loci (previously here) uses the AI tool Midjourney to create some gorgeous portraits of Pagan and Druid men (and magical spirits?) from long ago in his "Winterborne" series...perfect for this time of year.

https://spiritusloci.tumblr.com/

BEAUTY: AI Digital Art for Halloween--Robert Mealing (Spiritus Loci)

Artist Robert Mealing uses the AI tool Midjourney to create some gorgeous, spooky imagery, and his ongoing October Misremembered series is perfect for this time of year. I posted his creations last year here, and he has updated the project with new images for 2024, seen below. This new crop reminds me of Victorian Ghost Photography, seen here.

https://spiritusloci.tumblr.com/

BEAUTY: AI Digital Art for Halloween--Robert Mealing

Artist Robert Mealing uses the AI tool Midjourney to create some gorgeous portraits, and his October Misremembered series is perfect for this time of year. His imagery is full of beautiful Gentlemen Vampires, Radical Warlocks, Swamp Shamans, and Bayou Bad Boys from long ago...

https://www.robertmealing.com/