What draws us to Odd Proportions

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Drawings by Argentinian Illustrator, Catriel Martinez

 In life, the external form does not  indicate the internal form. Appearances are almost always deceptive. But in art, appearance is all that exists. The internal and the external are one in the same. These characters are deformed by most standards, but they still have an uplifting quality. Their quirky little faces with lopsided eyeballs and large swirly noses are sweet, genuine reflections of what people really are: a complex marriage of  flaws and strengths that reflects a familiar sort of beauty.

-Angie

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The pink paper above contains my own doodles, many based on designs of his, others exact imitations. 

More of Catriel Martinez’s work Here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/catnez/page1/

Experiments in Abstraction

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Life is a fragmented experience

A flurry unfocused

Art creates magnetic moments, drawing us in

pulling us apart

Simultaneously shielding and revealing

Pushing us to relinquish and reclaim

Opposing ideas meet

Brawl

then into one another they bleed

creating a truth beautifully cohesive

Artwork: “I wish I could fly” by Carolynne Coulson &  “B&W” by Cassidy Rae Limbach

Thoughts of Meaghan Merrifield 

Visit Carolynne’s shop here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetStudio?ref=seller_info

Cassidy’s Shop:

http://society6.com/cassidyrae

Violet and her Dog

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“Violet and her Dog” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse

When I worked as an Executive Assistant a few years back, I had days where I worked until my brain turned into farts followed by days where I could draw in my office for hours without getting caught. One afternoon I drew about 40 different alien/monster/creature-things and left them on desktops and toilets. This one was pulled from that bunch.