Apr 072008
 

Based in San Francisco Sam Flores creates characters which are hero like. His signatures are that these characters have mostly closed eyes and large hands. The end results is the feeling that these characters are expressing a particular dichotomy in life – simultaneously experiencing ugliness and beauty. “how can the world be so horrible and yet so beautiful at the same time.”

Sam Flores Illustrator 1

Sam Flores Illustrator 2

Sam Flores Illustrator 3

Sam Flores Illustrator 4

Sam Flores Illustrator 5

Sam Flores Illustrator 6

Sam Flores Website

Enjoying the Illustration Blog

Mar 312008
 

As much as I like to think I am free and not stuck in a box, we all are stuck in our very own way. All things that are new will always remain scary. This is my very first blog entry ever. Ahhhhhh scary! Scary scary… a little step out of my box and into the world of blogging. Hmmmm, lets see what this world will bring.

What better way to start my first blog than with the fun and beautiful thoughts and illustrations of Edward Monkton. Enjoy:

Edward Monkton Butterfly of Freedom

Mar 312008
 

Intimidating – Dark colors, black inset eyes, looks like he is moving toward you but has already closed in. On top of that you are a little bit uncertain about what you are looking at – as if you stared at the illustration for long enough it would change to something completely different.

Face Illustration