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Jenna Andersen’s Intricate, Surreal Illustrations

Jenna Andersen, an artist/illustrator based in Williamsburg, Va., creates immersive, hyperdetailed scenes, often with surreal overtones. The artist often injects only pops of color into her personal work, rendering natural backdrops in intricate linework, with her animal and human subjects as the pieces’ points of entry. In other works, these typically monochromatic settings are given lush, gouache hues.

Leaning on these woodland backgrounds, Andersen is able to evoke both a playful and eerie mood with the “ghosts” in several of these works. Hidden within the brush and leaves are often hidden icons and objects that add intrigue to each narrative.

Andersen is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, graduating in 2015 before heading into a career as an illustrator and designer. Her personal work has been shown at Helikon Gallery, Gallery 5, Light Grey Art Lab, The Anderson Gallery, This Century Art Gallery, and other spots across the U.S.

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drawing, illustration, Jenna Andersen

Alejandro García Restrepo, drawing, graphite

May 24, 2018

Colombia-based illustrator Alejandro García Restrepo is known for crafting strikingly realistic and strange drawings, often playing with the contours of natural objects to create surprising flourishes. Though many of his works have been illustrative in nature, they often stand alone as stirring works.

Eva Redamonti’s Dynamic, Hyperdetailed Scenes

drawing, Eva Redamonti, India ink

March 15, 2018

Eva Redamonti’s dynamic, hyperdetailed drawings blend futurism and fantasy, her works often packed with tension and movement. Part of that tension can also be found in her approach, as she uses both India Ink on paper and digital coloring methods. Her work often moves between human and machine—with absorbing transitions.

The Haunting Characters of Edward Kinsella III

drawing, Edward Kinsella III, painting

September 20, 2018

Edward Kinsella III has a knack for crafting monsters. Using just a few hues and strokes, the St. Louis artist creates haunting portraits and illustrations that are seemingly simple, yet wholly cerebral. Though young, the artist has forged his career in both gallery shows and a teaching practice.

Samantha Wall Explores Race in “Let Your Eyes Adjust to the Dark”

drawing, Portraiture, race, Rorschach inkblot test, Samatha Wall

September 30, 2015

Korean born artist Samantha Wall's black and white works explore the complexities of race, particularly her own multi-raciality’ between living in Korea and now the United States. First featured on our blog, Wall primarily works in graphite and charcoal to create detailed and conceptual drawings. For her upcoming exhibit at Roq la Rue gallery in Seattle, "Let Your Eyes Adjust to the Dark", Wall created new works using sumi ink and dried pigments to achieve a haunting style of expressionism.

Jenna Andersen’s Intricate, Surreal Illustrations

Alejandro García Restrepo’s Stirring Drawings

Eva Redamonti’s Dynamic, Hyperdetailed Scenes

The Haunting Characters of Edward Kinsella III

Samantha Wall Explores Race in “Let Your Eyes Adjust to the Dark”

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