André Dubreuil

Artist André Dubreuil has devoted 20 years to the meticulous restoration of his family's grand 18th-century chateau. 

When I am surrounded by beauty, whether it’s in nature or with objects, that’s when I am at my happiest... When I am here, I never want to leave, he says as he heads down a tree-lined driveway to the 18th-century estate.

Well, I would also be chained to the place if I were he. Sigh, swoon and suspire...

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The Riff-Raff, The Proletariat and The Hoi Polloi

I draw the people around me in the subway and the bus back from school... (Iririv)

Via here

Filip Peraić

Croatian illustrator and designer extraordinaire (or, should I say izvanredan)... 

 Via here

Pascale Palun

When posting the choc-a-bloc image earlier in the week, I was flummoxed as to its origin. Fleaing France kindly pointed me in the right direction. Further investigation led to the following Living Inside images (via Hautehome) featuring every enviable corner of the Avignon home and atelier of the very talented Pascale Palun from Vox Populi. I am salivating. Simply perfect in its imperfection...

Via Hautehome and Living Inside

MaÏssa Toulet

The amazing miniature museums of Parisian artist, MaÏssa Toulet...

(Workshop - by appointment - 89 Rue de Charonne, 77011 PARIS) Via here

Anton Seder

Oddly enough, I am unable to find any literature about Anton Seder (1850 - 1916), except for the fact that he was a botanical artist in the Art Nouveau period, and lived and worked in Germany. If there are any Seder-philes out there, I would love to hear from you...

Via here and here

Gaia

I often drive into the most blighted neighborhoods of Baltimore in the hope of spotting a work of art by Gaia. A few weeks ago, I almost rear-ended the Jeep in front of me when I caught sight of a rooster cradling the head of John the Baptist...

 Photo by Craig Strydom and via here