Trudi.dog is my muse and has been since 2016.
Jean-François Millet's Gleaners tickling Trudi's forehead
Music: Viqtourson – Low Tide
selected photos from our everyday walks
Though I love using vibrant colors in my work, I often feel inspired by everyday greyish beauty and natural textures that can be seen around and even under our feet, literally.
I love the way nature uses every opportunity to recreate itself despite mankind messing around.
And the anticipation of spring beyond the retreating white infinity.
Traveling, especially traveling alone, also brings a lot of inspiration to me. My place of power is in Étretat, France.
I drew and painted those cliffs in different media and styles and am still happy with none.
Colored pencils on paper, 30x20 cm
Acrylic paints on canvas, 30x20 cm
Digital illustration
Digital art
Of course, I often get inspired by other artists' work, including street art like this mural below made by an unknown author. It was painted over just a couple of days after creation, so I consider myself lucky to have my interaction with it captured.
In terms of art history, I am mesmerized by the impressionists' works, also love Edward Hopper and Georgy Nissky.
Contemporary art I love: multimedia installations by Ryoji Ikeda (Code-Verse), land art in Nikola Lenivets park.
And a couple of names from architecture and design: Ricardo Bofill and Dieter Rams.
Contemporary art I love: multimedia installations by Ryoji Ikeda (Code-Verse), land art in Nikola Lenivets park.
And a couple of names from architecture and design: Ricardo Bofill and Dieter Rams.
When visiting exhibitions, I usually take pictures of the pieces I am impressed with, share them in stories on my Instagram and later keep in the highlights. Check those out!
I watch a lot of movies and TV shows and many of them definitely inspire me. In animation, I love Pixar's stories, the style of Makoto Shinkai (particularly Your Name, Weathering with You), and Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Wolfwalkers). In fact, I was so impressed with Cartoon Saloon's first film that I commissioned an artist to make a set of wooden bracelets with my favorite shots.
This page is still being updated as there are so many inspiring people and things I just cannot recollect right away.
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