Body art

This seems to be a recurring theme, but different artists produce different results... These are by Emma Fay:

Staying in the shade

Thank you for the warm welcome back! It's almost too hot to blog, but I found a nice theme for sunny days.

Unsettling beauty

There's an unsettling quality to these illustrations by Mexican artist Gabriel Pacheco. 

Just to keep the conversation going

Or flying?

Dreamy landscapes

I would love to visit each of these places:

Back to my favourite subject

I like art. I really like it when artists find different ways to express themselves. This guy falls in this category.

Quick note from Miami

Yo, my lovely peeps! I'm totally jet-lagged and still exhausted from an absolutely epic journey. There are pitfalls to life in the sticks, such as the logistics of getting from A to B to C at the right time, etc etc etc. I spent more than 40 hours awake, walking miles in a very large airport or sitting uncomfortably for hours on end. No wonder I have the impression I landed on another planet! I'll try to post as often as possible. In the meantime, here are a couple of nice pictures:

Stylish, thought provoking paintings

I find some of these pictures contain accurate and intelligent criticism of modern life and politics. They're by Marco Melgrati, a young Italian illustrator from Milan, now based in Mexico City.

Blue seems to be a popular colour for vases...