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October 12 2016

Fun New Prints by Christopher David Ryan

Artist Christopher David Ryan has just come out with a new set of prints and they’re sure to make you smile. I love how simple but sweet they are. While Quite a Pair is cute, in a sassy kind of way, Doing My Best, is hilarious, with the poor guy lying completely flat on the floor.

On a side note, sorry I’ve been spotty with the posts lately. Yesterday we drove down to San Diego for an interview for Parker’s kindergarten so I couldn’t be at my computer. Hope today’s barrage of posts makes up for it!

Above: Doing My Best

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Right Here Right Now

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Quite a Pair

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Sounds Like Us

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Coffees

July 21 2016

Simple Yet Sweet Camping Illustrations by David Rollyn

Illustrator and graphic designer David Rollyn doesn’t have to drive too far to find inspiration. Living in Oregon, he constantly explores the wilderness and then channels his passion for the outdoors into drawings. Time and time again, he focuses his attention to camping. As he states, “I love doodling little camping scenes. Ones that are really simple and make you think, ‘dang, I really want to go camping now…'” He even goes so far as saying, “There’s no better life than camp life.”

So what does he hope others take away from his mini masterpieces? “I love drawing something so simple, that you can’t stop looking at it. Even though there isn’t much there, you just want to keep looking at everything, every little bit. That’s what I always try to accomplish with my drawings.”

His moto, both in his illustrations and his life? Keep it simple. I couldn’t have said it better myself.

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David Rollyn’s Tumblr and Instagram

June 13 2016

Breathtaking “Flora” Series Wins Fine Art Photographer of the Year

Winners of the 2016 Fine Art Photography Awards (FAFA) were recently announced and David Tortora and Jaime Travezan won in the overall Professional category with their series Flora. A celebration of nature, it shows a nude woman surrounding by a sea of vibrant flowers. The Awards received more than 3,994 submissions from 83 countries around the world and winners were selected by a highly acclaimed panel of international judges including one of my favorites, Kilian Schönberger. (He photographed that beautiful blue forest in Belgium.) The FAPA mission is to celebrate Fine Art photography and to discover emerging talent from around the world.

In the Flora series, three out of the five pictures were NSFW. You can see it in its entirety here.

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Fine Art Photography Awards website