BellaMuse artist Alicia Peck

Alicia Peck has created these beautiful prints for her cards and stationary, found in specialty stores around the world. Her main sources of inspiration come from antique images and a wry sense of humor. I love the simple, elegant, craftiness they evoke. 


Check out her website and her Urban Alphabet Set (which I would LOVE to have).

Francoise Nielly's Neon Portraits

French artist Francoise Nielly is a widely-publicized photographer and illustrator, best known for her beautiful neon portraits. Her fantastic use of colour in her oil paintings is vibrant and electric, seeming to breathe life with bold, dynamic strokes. 


Check out more of her amazing portraits and photographs here. 

Photoshop Wizard Nik Ainley

My hero of the day today is Nik Ainley, UK-based graphic design prodigy. His images evoke an eerie, surreal atmosphere, and almost appear to come to life before your eyes. 


He miraculously mastered the art of Photoshopping in his free time while working on a degree in Physics at Imperial College in London. Deciding that illustration and graphic manipulation was infinitely more enjoyable than devoting a lifetime to stuffy science, he dropped the physics classes and started creating images full time. 


Nik currently works for CIA (Central Illustration Agency) and has worked with a multitude of clients, as well as having his work featured in exhibitions, books, magazines, and various websites.


Check out his portfolio, you might recognize some of his stuff. 

Play With Your Food!

Why use art supplies when you've got a bunch of food to play with? I remember my mom used to make food more interesting for us when we were kids by trying to be creative with it - the more fun we had with our food, the more likely we were to eat all of it. What a smart lady - if only she could have created masterpieces like these! 

A Sackful of Snails

I have to create an inspiring image for my PhotoShop class, so I chose to work with the theme of snails and race cars. During my search for images to play with, I found some of these delightful artsy snails. Enjoy!