A Winter Landscape

Beautiful, aren't they? 

By artist, Martin Beek...

The winter landscapes began in late October. They are often based around Ipsden or Oxfordshire locations, most were drawn in or near to my car on the way to work. They are often bleak open places, influenced by Graham Sutherland's etchings or Rembrandt's small landscapes, they are bisected by the page divide...

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Charming

The whimsical sketches of French artist and poet, LP Promenheur...

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One City, Five Hours...

I am completely smitten with the ultra-enchanting artwork of Oliver Jeffers. Here is a series of sketches made for United Airlines. This is what the artist said:

I made a bunch of maps for the United Airlines inflight magazine. They are all geographically accurate...

Jeffers has also created charming 'sketchbooks' - From Sketch Book 1...

From Sketch Book 2...

And also this fabulous illustration for The Brooklyn Circus...

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The Thrill of the Hunt

It was the line "Strangest midget in the world, Ripley's Tent" - scribbled beneath a pencil-sketch on a torn-out art-pad page - that caught my eye at Woodward's in Hampden. Priced at $28 each, I thought it was excellent value for original pencil drawings from 1936. I chose my 4 favorites, and went to the register. Turns out, it was $28 for the entire lot. Thrilled with the steal, I threw in the fantastic porcelain cow trophy head for good measure...