Blaine Fontana

Blaine Fontana, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Blaine Fontana creates fantastic creatures within some beautiful paintings. I highly recommend browsing his portfolio and he has some pretty great prints available as well.

Alphonse Mucha

I usually post about current artists but I couldn't pass this up. While doing some research today for work I came across Alphonse Mucha. Inextricably linked to the evolution of the Art Nouveau movement his work is so beautiful. I can see his style as a heavy influence on many illustrators today, and for good reason.

James Jean

James Jean, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Brilliant work from Los Angeles artist and illustrator James Jean. I first came across the work done for the Prada stores wallpaper, pictured in part above, it is huge scroll across it on the site. Jean also has a online store set up on Process Recess where originals, prints and bound materials are all for sale.

Great Moleskine Set

m07, originally uploaded by Jonas Fechner.

I always try to carry a Moleskine for all those random thoughts. Mine most often turn into lists so its always great to see examples like this one from Jonas Fechner. Collage, sketches, found images, mixed media of all sorts ends up in Jonas' book. Check out his flickr set and get inspired by this great process work. Also check out the large flickr group Moleskinerie.