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YUKO SHIMIZU is an illustrator and a fine artist. She is also an illustration instructor at School of Visual Arts, New York. Drawing had been Yuko's hobby ever since she was a child. However, growing up in a traditional Japanese family, pursuing a path in art was just not an option. After receiving BA in advertising and marketing - the most creative of the practical field - from Waseda University she landed on a position in PR for a big corporation in Tokyo. It never made her quite happy, and she was in a mid-life crisis at age of 22.

During a long and distinguished career Harriet FeBland's sculpture, paintings, drawings and graphics have been shown in many countries outside the United States. These include England and France, Japan and Mexico. It was as an American abroad that this New York born and educated artist began her professional career. She lived and worked in England and France and actively participated in European art circles for more than a decade. Her recognition as a pioneer constructivist sculptor-painter came in the early 60's with her major New York exhibition "Plastic in Art" at the Galerie International. It was soon followed with an invitation from Thelma Newman to be included in the book "Plastics As An Art Form" published by Chilton Press in 1963. This work is still considered the eminent text on the subject today. It also highlights the handful of pioneer artist's working with plastics at that time, and the beginnings of 'construction' as the art form of Ms. FeBland.

I am a korean aquarius vata-dosha rat who grew up in Queens and currently reside in Brooklyn, NY. I work for an amazing artist and am a freelance arts writer. I spend my free time obsessing about my lack of free time. I collect, consume, archive, and inventory my experiences, hence the start of this blog as an outlet. I write, read, draw, cook, craft, walk my dog, ride my bike, recite mantras during a storm, daydream, jog, dance, meditate, perform sun salutations, and sunbathe when possible.

PICDIT is all about creativity and the art of being creative! Whether it be expressed through design, art, photography, illustrations, drawings, paintings… you name it. The artists we feature on the site are truly talented people, and the work they create is just astonishing. On that note, we really do hope that the daily inspiration this blog puts out will force you to create something absolutely amazing!

Robert Mapplethorpe was born in 1946 in Floral Park, Queens. Of his childhood he said, "I come from suburban America. It was a very safe environment and it was a good place to come from in that it was a good place to leave." In 1963, Mapplethorpe enrolled at Pratt Institute in nearby Brooklyn, where he studied drawing, painting, and sculpture. Influenced by artists such as Joseph Cornell and Marcel Duchamp, he also experimented with various materials in mixed-media collages, including photographs cut from books and magazines. He acquired a Polaroid camera in 1970 and began producing his own images to incorporate into the collages, saying he felt "it was more honest." That same year he and Patti Smith, whom he had met three years earlier, moved into the Chelsea Hotel.

Learn How to Draw! Learn How to Paint! Weekly Children's Art Lessons are ideal for Kids aged: 5-12 years old. Art Lessons are held during after school hours at Marina View Primary School, West Harbour, Auckland.

These pen drawings are amazing!

Some works are quite astonishing, considering the realism those artists attempt to achieve.

I know, to render tones and shades using a ball point pen takes a lot of work, think about it, you lay down one line at a time!

"3 Time"

If you are a heavy reader or want to be one, this blog is perfect for you.

a blog about drawing, sketching, painting, comics, cartoons, webcomics, illustration, digital art, concept art, gallery art, artist tools and techniques, motion graphics, animation, sci-fi and fantasy illustration, paleo art, storyboards, matte painting, 3d graphics

LOVE the detail sketches from TIm Burton. Don't miss out this show. It will be there only until end of OCT!

Alex is an illustrator from Barcelona with poor spelling and grammar skills.

Hard to find good images of the architectural work of Russian artists, Brodsky and Utkin.  A flickr set.

Turkish ebru art.For more arts and crafts videos check out www.askthecrafter.com

That's fascinating. Do you have any idea exactly what that liquid is? It looks a lot thicker than water.