The Chocolate Donut - oil on canvas - 14 by 22 inches

The paintings by Fred Einaudi could be classified within the bizarre. They are beautiful (high contrasting) illustrations, blending childhood innocence with gruesome death, beautiful with the grotesque, with the genesis of the apocalypses thrown in the mix. His work seems to fall between lowbrow/neo-pop and postmodern. Although impossible to pigeon hole, it is a discerning fact Einaudi’s got extreme talent with subject matter that is disturbing in all the right ways..

Buttonmaker - oil on panel - 14 by 11 inches

Those of you officebound, note that some images may be not-safe-for-work. As always, more fantastical imagery follows after the jump. more…

Otherwise known as Louise, Art&Ghosts creates stunning digital paintings/illustration. She uses photoshop /wacom combo to meticulously handcolor each image.These are inspired from a plethora of sources, including fairytales, mythology, dolls, spectres, dreams and nature….

Some Art&Ghosts facts:

My images usually begin with a photograph, a painting or a doll portrait. I buy many dolls then sell them on for this reason alone (so fickle!), although i do possess a somewhat overbearing collection of plastic animals, dolls house furniture and vintage frocks. My backgrounds are generally my own paintings or textures that i have created or photographed. Although most of my ‘completed’ work is digital, my sources are rather ecclectic at best. - louise

See an incredible array of these beautiful works by Louise after the jump more…

Attentions A Collaboration with Peter Jaworowski (www.hejz.com)

Spanish Born illustrator and graphic designer, Jericó Santander, operates in a very particular universe. His folio is a very professional and beautiful at the same time, highlighting his immense talent.What follows is a perfect compromise between technology and creativity, all flavored with a bit of ingenuity into the mix… This gives us access to the world through compositions in 3D graphics constructed and deconstructed. See more of his works after the jump.

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Forest Nymph

Gale Franey is a digital artist living in Vancouver, Canada. Shes been creating these visually stunning fairytale works since 2001. Her inspiration behind each piece comes from working extensively with refugees and homeless people. It is from those immensely rich experiences that have shaped her ideas and influenced the art and design, which ranges from fantasy to social complex issues.

Danielle’s Dragon

I’ve been working on this image for the past 4 days. It has taken me more than 50 hours in total, longer than most because I had to build the dragon piece by piece using digital images of iguana, monitor lizard, crocodile, and even some giraffe fur samples for the dappled effect on the wings. The fox is also comprised of many different pieces. I built several different backgrounds and foregrounds until I was finally satisfied with this one. I love building backgrounds and this one is made of at least 40 or more images.

The Green Violin

For more extensive information about Gale Franey’s stunning works, Photoshop tutorials, Flash animations and more, visit her website and blog. You can also see her other galleries on deviantart and flickr. deviant page and of course, after the jump. Oh, don’t forget to give them some sugar. more…

The enigmatic Korean artist known as Alien1452 creates tantalizingly erotic anime type imagery. Most of his/her portfolio consists of futuristic characters and otherworldly oddities that are strangely exotic and enticing at the same time. With a portfolio consisting of literally hundreds of images (some NSFW), Alien 1452 is a real painting machine….

There is a great tutorial by alien452 here. (Note: Online translation needed, as this is written in Korean). You can view some of Alien1452’s biomechanical beauties and steely sweeties after the jump.Enjoy. more…

Song of Birth: The 3 Magi , Oil on wood, 30″ x 28″

Born in New York, Isabel Samaras’ a painter/illustrator with a difference: she’s an ‘enigmatic storyteller who uses paint instead of words’. Her paintings submerge you into a multi-layered world: a world that echos forgotten parables from bygone eras using characters that have their own (modern) mythologies. You’ll find characters from 70s sitcoms, in particular from popular TV shows like “The Avengers,” “The Addams Family,” “Star Trek,” “Bewitched,” “Gilligan’s Island,” “I Dream of Jeannie,” “The Munsters” and “The Six Million Dollar Man.” These characters (and more) are re-cast with pop culture icons and classic works of fine art for a contemporary spin. Beyond television and the master paintings, Isabel pulls influences from horror movies, Las Vegas lifestyles, and Mexican calendar art into her projects.

Going Native and Song of the Raven, Oil on canvas / wood. 2007

A San Francisco resident for the last 10 years, she continues to work as an illustrator, in addition to creating fine art. You can view more of her works after the jump. more…