A picture I drew...

This is one of the things I've been doing during my reading week; the only creative thing really. The rest of the time has been pretty much filled with school-related things still. At least it's a bit of a break from all the science and medical terminology swirling in my head.
I'm not usually big on drawing people, or at least realistic looking people, so I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. There's a bit more I could do to improve it I'm sure, but I was at the point where I felt if I did do anything more, I might take it too far and then ruin it. I used my scanner to get it onto my computer (lighting wasn't working well with the camera), which explains the grayness of the background. There's actually more white space around it in the original piece, but my scanner is only like 11" x 8.5". All this I'm sure you needed to know :P

Artist: Kris Kuksi

 Kris Kuksi's sculptures leave me speechless and amazed. They could be considered a bit grotesque and horrifying (I think that's the point), but the amount of detail contained in them is incredible! And the more you look at them, the more you see. I think hours could be spent looking at just a single sculpture. Okay, maybe not hours, but A LOT of time. I have spent hours on his website, which has great images of all his sculptures, including close-ups to show all the detail. He also has some pretty awesome paintings and drawings. This is just a sample of some of his work, but it really doesn't do it justice. I would highly recommend that you check out kuksi.com.

Don Kenn Gallery

The Don Kenn Gallery actually belongs to, or is John Kenn. His artwork is fantastical, dark, and imaginative. The style is kind of along the lines of Edward Gorey... finely detailed and textured, but with a lot more monsters and strange creatures. The really neat part is pretty much all his work is just done on post-it notes! If you like what you see here, more can be viewed on his blog.