Wrenaissance Art

Botanical and natural history artist Mindy Lighthipe showcases her art and shares technical tips and tricks for aspiring botanical illustrators. She has recently started a series of top 10 drawing tips for natural history/botanical illustrators which cover all kinds of basic issues from eraser choice, to squinting to discern the value scale of a still [...]

The Twitter account Angry Paul Rand features pithy, acerbic and often vulgarly worded thunderbolts hurled from Design Olympus by the shade of the great one. Hilarious!

ArtPlantae Today is a clearinghouse for news and information regarding botanical art, illustration and education in the US.

Who: Illustrators Meg Hunt, Sam Bosma, S. Britt, Will Bryant, Kali Ciesemier, Julia Sonmi Heglund, Andrea Kalfas, Daniel Krall, John Martz, Phil McAndrew, P. Murphy, Laura Park, Israel Sanchez, Jeremy Sorese and Lizzy Stewart are collaborators on this blog/illustration project that Meg Hunt has organized. What: The Picture Book Report is an illustration project presented online. [...]

Who: Lindblad Expeditions was founded by Sven-Olof Lindblad in the 1960s as one of the first companies to offer guided tours of remote natural areas like the Galapagos and the Antarctic. They also serve as the travel logistics partner for National Geographic’s tours program. Photographers and naturalists on the trip we just completed included: Bob [...]

Who: Garance Doré is a French fashion illustrator and blogger. Timothy Sullivan translates her posts from French to English. The site design is by Colorz. What: Doré illustrates, photographs and writes about street fashion, her personal fashion moments and life in general. When: The blog is updated nearly every day, or even more often. Where: [...]

Who: Dulce Nascimento is a botanical illustrator living and working in Rio de Janeiro. What: Recent projects by Dulce include a series of Mata Atlântica plants for Vale and botanical painting workshops for public school children throughout Brazil. Dulce is currently planning the logistics for an expedition to the Rio Negro with a group of [...]

Who: Visionaire magazine’s contributors include fashion/art world luminaries such as Bruce Weber, Ruben and Isabel Toledo, Peter Lindbergh, Mario Testino and Mats Gustafson. The website is designed by Tronic Studio and maintained by Sweden Unlimited. What: Visionaire is a limited-edition magazine of fashion handled artistically and art handled a la mode. Where: The print version [...]

Sigrid Olsen Art is the Groovy Link of the Month for September. Sigrid Olsen started out in textile design, creating handmade printed fabrics. Her work then evolved into fashion design, her clothes being known for their bright colors and prints as much as their chic, yet comfy, shapes. She was bought out of her company [...]

A bit belatedly, I’ve put up the Groovy Link of the Month. This month features the art and illustration blog run by web designer Charley Parker, Lines and Colors. This blog features a link to a different artist’s or illustrator’s site nearly every day, plus a short and informative article about the artist. Parker is [...]