Illustration time...

Cecilia Carlstedt is one of my favorite illustrators to date. Anytime I need new ideas dealing with line or composition I look through her work to find inspiration. She creates beautiful work and has been comissioned by some of the most stylish companies in the world (even Absolut Vodka! see previous blog). Absolutely lovely! Check her out at http://www.ceciliacarlstedt.com/.

I especially like the pieces she created for Stick Magazine (Above). In these photos you can see how she takes objects and patterns from daily life and uses them in her illustrations to make her subtle line work stand out and more compositionally intriguing. You can see why she's getting so much work, her drawing skills are amazing and she creates interesting work that still relates to her audience.

If you're not satisfied with Cecilia, check out the lovely work of Jenny Mortsell (bottom left)http://www.jennysportfolio.com/ and Anna Higgie(bottom right) http://www.annahiggie.com/portfolio.asp/.

If you want daily news on up and coming artists, illustrators, and graphic designers just frequent http://www.itsnicethat.com/. It's my favorite site and it's where I've found hundred of talented young artists. Enjoy!