Violane and Jeremy is a graphic arts studio located in France. The two artists are designers, illustrators and also producers. They work in art direction, graphic identity, website, publishing and video production. These pieces are some of those the studio has put out. The lovely, hard-worked pencil tones evoke fantastical visions of flowers and beards, illustrations that are both fun and thoughtful at the same time. These illustrations have a nostalgic quality, pulling cues from the absurdist imagery of Rene Magritte and the kind of cobblestone characters from 18th century France.   

Jeff Ladouceur is a self-taught artist who divides his time between New York and Vancouver, BC. He is represented by Ziehersmith in New York. Ladouceur's paintings are iconic and bold yet mysterious and multi-layered at the same time. Monochromatic, textured drawings that incorporate elements of old-time cartoons with props and visual cues from art history and the likes of Salvador Dali, Ladouceur's illustrations are strange, hybrid depictions of a wandering mind.   

Steven Ketchum is a 29 year old designer and artist living in Brooklyn, NY. These multi-media paintings reflect a sense of confusion, anxiety or conflict as Ketchum sees it in the world. Ketchum says that his work "depicts dualities and the friction opposing forces present." The work depicts representative portions of bodies, facies and limbs, while each drawing devolves into curvilinear swaths of paint, representing fields of flux and ambiguity. These paint swaths are incredibly evocative and strange, giving these drawings a mysterious and dynamic element. We love these weird drawings. Ketchum spends his time drawing, reading, running, practicing Muay Thai and sleeping. 

Lisa Perrin's work is informed by the humorous and strange world of Eastern European Jewish folk tales. While influenced by this facet of culture, she only references it, allowing for a larger and more varied audience to enjoy her illustrations. She's modernize the old world with interesting applications such as Yiddish sayings on postcards and tea towels. Her works is very detailed and lovely in its careful handling of color and tone.   

Jiro Bevis is an illustrator whose bold, balls-out drawings are an awesomely trippy experience in visual stimulation. Bevis says of his name that "It's Japanese, my mum gaive it to me because it means 'second son,' but I once found out it also stands for 'anal fistual,' which is basically a second bum hole." Bevis grew up in Bournemouth but moved to London to study graphic design at St. Martins in 2001. He's a fan of Pixar and Studio Ghibli and looks up to artist and illustrator "Fergadelic."  

Bob Flynn was born in Buxton, Maine and was raised on a steady diet of cartoons. He currently resides in Boston where his Director of Art & Animation at FableVision Studios. Driven by an obsession with everything weird and cartoony, he keeps busy doodling creatures and characters to spin into comics. Flynn is the co-creator of Heeby-Jeeby Comics, featuring goofy, bizarre and nonsensical comics for all ages. His work has appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine, and he writes and creates for Spongebob Comics. He is also a character designer for Bravest Warriors.  

Justin Volz is a freelance illustrator who works and resides in Brooklyn, NY. His artwork has a dreamlike quality, describing real and imagined worlds that ebb and flow with the power of deft pencil-and-line-work. Volz is greatly skilled in evoking narrative using visual devices, color and composition. He received a BFA in Illustration from the Ringling College of Art and Design in 2011 and has since illustrated for the likes of Nickelodeon, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network and Lancome.  

Minjae Lee is a self-taught fine artist who uses mainly markers and pencils to create these vivid and gorgeously detailed portraits. Created on large sheaves of paper, the portraits are expansive and myopic at the same time, composed from painstakingly layered patterns, symbols and details. Minjae Lee is only 23, yet his work has attained a great response from many private collectors and art enthusiasts around the world. He draws inspiration from people, emotions and nature.   

This morning we take a look at the work of Chinese illustrator Siyu Chen. Currently living in Germany, Siyu works designing books, magazines, and newspapers after receiving her MFA at The School of Visual Arts.

JooHee Yoon was  born in a foreign metropolis but spent most of her childhood in a pleasantly rainy region of the west coast. She studied illustration at RISD, graduating with honors, and is currently based on the east coast. Most of her pieces are created using various traditional printmaking techniques on paper. Her work has been exhibited both in the US and in Europe, and she has also been featured in publications such as American Illustration, Communication Arts, and 3x3.