Animal Insticts

I'm crazy about these paintings by canadian artist Jen Mann. They've been popping up all over the place lately and I can understand why. Have you ever wondered what your totem animal would be if you had one? Which animal represents you? I'm not sure what mine would be, probably something aggressive or sneaky haha.

Wildfox Model Sketches

Aren't these model sketches by Kimberly from Wildfox great? Not only is Kimberly a fashion designer extraordinaire but also a talented illustrator with a very distinctive style. She also makes cute model paper dolls. Check out her work here and enjoy!

Beautiful illustrations by Julia Denos

I'm a huge fan of Julia Denos' gorgeous illustrations. To me they are just perfect and should all be hanging on my living room wall. Julia draws very pretty girls among other things, but I especially love her Audrey Hepburn illustrations in the wonderful book Just Being Audrey. I hope someone buys it for me for my birthday! I love Audrey and Julia depicts her perfectly. See more on Julia's site here.

Fun retro illustrations by Scott Burroughs

I love the work of Colorado based illustrator Scott Burroughs. He has worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation and now works as an illustrator. His art is so fun and colorful and I see lots of 50s and 60s influences. He seems to be especially fond of robots, movies, vintage commercials and sci-fi and I love that. Scott has a wonderful portfolio site full of fun characters and drawings, as well as a cool blog where you can see all his recent work as well as some of his process sketches. Some of his pieces really remind me of I Dream of Jeannie and I'm instantly transported back to my childhood when my mom used to watch the show with me. I hope you'll enjoy Scott's quirky illustrations as much as I do.

Illustrations and toys from Ingela Arrhenius

I really love the simple and colorful style of Swedish illustrator Ingela Arrhenius. Sweden is my neighbor country so it's good to see that work as good as this is being produced there. Ingela mainly makes toys and children's book illustrations as far as I can tell. Her work is delightful and reminds me of my own childhood and all my little Pixie books (Danish book brand). See more of Ingela's work and read about her adventures on her cute blog.

Wonderful vintage illustrations

Last year I went to the most famous amusement park in Denmark called Tivoli. It’s located in central Copenhagen and is a very old and beloved park. Well, a lot of the park’s attractions, signs and decorations are designed by the Danish artist Richardt Branderup. He has a very lovely and unique style, so when I came across a bunch of postcards with his designs I had to buy some for my design collection. They depict some of Tivoli’s main characters called Harlequin and Columbine as well as other beloved characters. Richardt Branderup also designed a Hans Christian Andersen attraction for Tivoli where you get to see a lot of his fairy tales come to life. I’ll see if I can get some pictures of the park the next time I’m there, but for now you can enjoy the postcards.