Having indexed many of the monsters he’s created over the past several years, illustrator and fine artist Stan Manoukian continues to create riveting scenes with these creatures in their natural habitats. Though the artist has a talent in color, his narratives take on a particularly absorbing quality when rendered only in graphite or inks. (Also: Later this month, the artist has a new show at Haven Gallery in New York)
“Inspired by Romantic painting and 19th-century engravings, admirer of Franklin Booth, Bernie Wrightson and Gustave Doré, Stan Manoukian’s work is part of the Lowbrow movement alongside Amandine Urruty and Mark Ryden,” Galerie Glenat says. “Both naturalist and Surrealist, his extremely detailed compositions show us a teeming nature populated by a multitude of fantastic creatures.”
Find more of his work on the gallery’s site.
Annita Maslov brings her pen and ink drawings to Beinart Gallery in the upcoming show “Arcana,” depicting scenes from mysterious worlds steeped in the supernatural. Maslov is an illustrator and tattoo artist inspired by mythology and the occult. Her work is known for its distinct dotwork.
There are many great artists whose primary medium include pencil and paper, but the artist's sketch is not always intended as a finished work. A sketch may serve a number of purposes: it might record something that the artist sees, it might develop an idea for later use or it might be used as a quick way of graphically demonstrating an image. For those who refer to drawing to work out their ideas, a sketch becomes a rare piece seldom shared with their audience. As such, there is a special air of mystery that is associated with drawings. We've featured artists' drawings in our 