Jonathan Delafield Cook’s series of pigeon portraits are captivating - I especially appreciate the playful use of space in the compositions (and this pigeon’s hairstyle, of course). Found via the art room plant.

Jonathan Delafield Cook’s series of pigeon portraits are captivating - I especially appreciate the playful use of space in the compositions (and this pigeon’s hairstyle, of course).

Found via the art room plant.

Michael Page’s paintings are like something from another world, with mysterious figures and electric strands of colour. Found via Super Punch.

Michael Page’s paintings are like something from another world, with mysterious figures and electric strands of colour.

Found via Super Punch.

Valerie Hegarty creates artfully damaged artwork. I love this one featuring a busy woodpecker. Found via Beautiful Decay.

Valerie Hegarty creates artfully damaged artwork. I love this one featuring a busy woodpecker.

Found via Beautiful Decay.

Akitaka Ito paints a variety of noble creatures wearing fine attire. Finding this wonderful work made me very happy indeed.

Akitaka Ito paints a variety of noble creatures wearing fine attire. Finding this wonderful work made me very happy indeed.

Aaron Smith paints colourful-looking men with fanciful facial hair. Found via Art Sponge.

Aaron Smith paints colourful-looking men with fanciful facial hair.

Found via Art Sponge.

Buddy Nestor describes his portraits as “spiritual X-Rays” - they are darkly surreal and I find it quite difficult to stop looking at them. Found via today and tomorrow.

Buddy Nestor describes his portraits as “spiritual X-Rays” - they are darkly surreal and I find it quite difficult to stop looking at them.

Found via today and tomorrow.

Guim Tió Zarraluki’s portraits are both delightful and peculiar. He appears to paint them directly over the pages of magazines, altering the features and using colours in a way that makes them all the more captivating.

Guim Tió Zarraluki’s portraits are both delightful and peculiar. He appears to paint them directly over the pages of magazines, altering the features and using colours in a way that makes them all the more captivating.

Kelly Allen’s beautiful, dreamlike works appear to be mixed media collages on first glance - but they are actually trompe l’oeil paintings and drawings. Kelly’s use of symbolism encompasses history, anthropology, and psychology, which allow for a wide range of interpretations by individual viewers. Found via Escape Into Life.

Kelly Allen’s beautiful, dreamlike works appear to be mixed media collages on first glance - but they are actually trompe l’oeil paintings and drawings.

Kelly’s use of symbolism encompasses history, anthropology, and psychology, which allow for a wide range of interpretations by individual viewers.

Found via Escape Into Life.

Robert Romanowicz is an architect and graphic designer living in Poland. I really like his quirky paintings, especially this manic-looking cheese! Also make sure to check out his blog.

Robert Romanowicz is an architect and graphic designer living in Poland. I really like his quirky paintings, especially this manic-looking cheese! Also make sure to check out his blog.

I absolutely adore Kelly Reemtsen’s paintings of unidentified women wearing fancy frocks and holding tools like axes, chainsaws and shears. Perfect juxtapositions and visually arresting, too. Found via NOTCOT.

I absolutely adore Kelly Reemtsen’s paintings of unidentified women wearing fancy frocks and holding tools like axes, chainsaws and shears. Perfect juxtapositions and visually arresting, too.

Found via NOTCOT.