Kent Williams is a figurative painter with a visceral style and a masterful use of color. A great deal of his portfolio is probably not safe for work, but do yourself a favor and check out his website and blog to see some  fantastic paintings. Williams currently has a show up at Evoke Contemporary in SantaFe, New Mexico through September 30th. Much more below. (more…)

Stanford Kay has a developed a beautiful, playful theme for his paintings: Bookshelves.   The most recent series, Gutenburg variations, causes this boy a gushing smile.  Darling! More Below. (more…)

Painter Esao Andrews has a new show entitled “Solid Void” at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC running through October 9th. The show preview is robust and features some really great looking pieces.

Look below to behold the new work and at the gallery’s website for much more. If you’re in the area, this is surely a show to check out. (more…)

Sam Wolfe Connelly caught my attention with his drawings that have a great aesthetic and interesting subject matter. Check out more of his work below and at his website. (more…)

Dave Kinsey‘s new show is now open at Joshua Liner Gallery in NY through October 9th. There is a great show preview at the gallery’s website which lets you see 20 images from the show at a good resolution. More paintings included below and the full preview can be seen here. (more…)

Nimit Malavia‘s portfolio is quite robust and diverse. The illustrator, designer, painter from Ottawa, Ontario appears to have the skills to do it all. His portfolio includes several fantastic drawings, paintings, and even graphic design work.

Malavia has some prints of his personal works available for purchase in his webstore for reasonable prices in small editions.

Enjoy more work below and at the artist’s website. (more…)

While a majority of the incredible art shows are limited to the coasts, sometimes we get the occasional gem in the midwest. Aaron Horkey’s Midwestern Heart is a selection of drawings from 2003-2010. Aaron has also produced a breathtaking art print for the opening which can be seen in full below. After the opening, prints will be made available online and we’ll keep you posted with release information. The show opens on Sunday, September 12th, from 2:00-4:00pm and runs through November 20th at the Remick Gallery in Windom, MINN. The flyer for the show is below as well. Via omgposters.com

Update: There will be a Black Osprey x Mega Fauna pin-back button set made available at the show as well. See photograph of the pins below. (more…)

I stumbled upon Andrew Hem‘s work recently and found his painting quite interesting. He’s got a website with a bunch of work to look at and a store with painted matchboxes which I got a chuckle out of. Enjoy more of his work below and at his website. (more…)

Mark Ryden has just published an 11×14″ hardcover book presenting the paintings and drawings from his incredible Snow Yak Show. The exhibition, held in Tokyo last year, featured exquisite snow, fur, and ice-drenched paintings depicting a winter weirdland of yaks, Yetis, nudes, and, er, Abe Lincoln. Also available is a microportfolio of 17 postcards with images from the show.

More images from the book after the jump. (more…)

I recently stumbled upon the work of Caitlin Hackett and was quite impressed. Her style brings to mind that of John Dyer Baizley without the thick linework and Pushead, metal & punk graphic influence. The photo below of the artist working on a drawing shows the scale of at least one of her pieces, and i’d imagine with the amount of detail presented here, most of her works are created at a decent size. Enjoy more images after the break and check out her full portfolio at carbonmade. (more…)