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Last fall I started to painting with acrylics and after that I have been pretty much addicted to it. For me it’s not about producing paintings, it’s about taking time for myself and creating something based on a feeling, inspiration or happening. Most of my painting don’t make any sense and are made without any sketches or lines. I usually don’t even know what I am going to paint, I just go with the flow and add ideas along the [...]

Tuska Open Air Metal Festival taking place at Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland on July 22.-24 has added more Artists to the roster. DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT who will release two new albums, “Ghost” and “Deconstructon” this summer will be appearing as the headliner on Saturday July 23. Other newly added acts are local favorites WINTERSUN, British doomsters ELECTRIC WIZARD and recently reunited NWOBHM-pioneers HELL. Recent additions to the new fourth stage line up are Finnish thrashers AXEGRESSOR and crust/d-beat group TINNER. Current [...]

It’s that time of the year again when the Tattoo fair comes to town, Helsinki that is. The artist roster for the Helsinki convention is more skillful and larger than ever before. The event is being held at the comfortable Kaapelitehdas, where a tattoo enthusiast can get to know the art in many ways. The festival lasts for three days, with constant action on the stage with competitions, performances and so forth. If this doesn’t satisfy your need for the [...]

Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins was a classic in every sense of the word. A tough old sea dog who possesed a shrewed intellect and was fiercely independent, Sailor Jerry’s work stands alone as a unique style of folk art that symbolized an important time in American history and created an artistic legacy that is still felt today. Most used tattoo designs The Anchor Anchors were the mark of a sailor’s profession. It represents years spent at sea; for some it [...]

Guy Aitchison is mostly known for his bio-mechanical work in paintings and tattoos. Guy is also the brother of Hannah, who is known from the LA Ink reality show. Guys work has usually a lot of color and in many cases bold lines. More about Guy here: http://www.hyperspacestudios.com

Drawing robots is one of the most fun thing to do, well, that and people in armor. Ever since the first time I saw Star Wars and Galactica (the original series) drawing robots has been a huge passion of mine. Lately however it has been on hold due to a lot of things, but this site definetly kicks up the inspiration again. The Blog over at Concept Robots has gathered  illustrations, paintings, etc for some years now. http://conceptrobots.blogspot.com/ [unfortunatly no [...]

Sketch Theatre’s featured artists have all taken time out of their busy schedules to strip down and expose raw inspired concepts on camera. Artists featured on our site can not be reached through the producers of Sketch Theatre, however each artists page contains links to personal sites and links where you may further be exposed to their work. http://www.sketchtheatre.com/

Being interested in both website design and bikes I often end up sharing links that include either good design or nice content, on Walz Hardcore Cycles-site I found both. I do however sorta miss a mouseover highlight when ever I hover a link. The black and white design works well and makes you look more at the curves cause there is no color to distract you. Definitely worth checking out. http://www.walz-hardcore-cycles.com/

Berserker Comics have a few comic sites out there with some nice art work. Excellent ideas and inspiration for both web design and tattoos. http://www.13coinscomic.com/ http://www.churchofhellcomic.com/ http://www.berserker-comics.com/ (can’t understand a word but love the pictures)

The Blizzard gaming community has a large Fan Art section with some amazing pieces worth checking out. I often find myself getting inspiration from other peoples art and find ideas for my own work. Games, like movies, have a lot of concept art that inspire and might just give you enough of a kick to pickup a pen and paper. http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/fanart/