TrendHunter : Watercolor Illustrations : Feature.

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Share/Bookmark With 35,000,000 monthly views, office in Toronto,  TrendHunter.com is the world’s largest, most popular trend community and is fueled by a global network of 89,000 members.
Routinely sourced by the media, Trend Hunter is a source of inspiration for industry professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs and the insatiably curious, has been featured everywhere from MTV, The Economist, and CNN to the personal blog of Kanye West, tweets by Ashton Kutcher and tweets by Paris Hilton.
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Lady Gaga Illustration

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Today was Lady Gaga action. I think I live in the time of Gaga (btw, my mom’s nickname is Gaga and the most famous band from my home town is GaGa!), so the drawing was needed.
Done. Quite happy, but I want to do one exclusively in watercolor. This one has some gouache and digital. I hope you like it! And yes, my favorite flowers are included.
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Your nutrition—How to fast safely.

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Share/BookmarkWatercolor Food — Fruits by Marta Spendowska
2329S6FJH3BA I thought I switch the topic to one that is really close to my heart—nutrition and tell you how to fast safely. Some of you known me as an avid, very passionate vegan or maybe 100% raw vegan. Some of you know me from my times of hanstanding and kale. During 2009 I uploaded so many videos related to raw vegan that I lost track of them. Many needed to be deleted, many should be deleted today, but they’ve become part of my history.
That’s just a quick background for those of you who know me just as an illustrator and designer.
My dream is to illustrate my favorite raw vegan recipes someday. Maybe this month, maybe next. Would you like that?
Today is my fourth day od fast. I’m lucky to have a very open minded husband, who actually has PhD in clinical nutrition. We used to follow the ...

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Against SOPA and PIPA.

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Share/BookmarkInternet giants like Wikipedia, Reddit and BoingBoing, as well as many other sites, go on strike against SOPA. The sites will be blacked out, inaccessible, between the hours of 8AM and 8PM EST. If you’re unfamiliar with these two pieces of pending legislation, please take a minute to read a piece on Problogger.
This is where you can find instructions about the way for contacting your senators.

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
I have to say, what’s happening reminds me of the time in Poland when you were not able to trust your neighbors. Is this really the America I came to visit and stayed seeing the freedoms and abundance? It’s terrifying, where it’s all going, so please, take some action.
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Latest works.

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Share/BookmarkIt’s Wednesday and I’m happy to share with you few pieces. More in 2012. Hurray!
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Turquoise — between blue and yellow.

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Share/Bookmark Turquoise helps to open the lines of communication between the heart and the spoken word. It presents as a friendly and happy color enjoying life. In color psychology, the color turquoise controls and heals the emotions creating emotional balance and stability. In the process it can appear to be on an emotional roller coaster, up and down, until it balances itself.
It radiates the peace, calm and tranquility of blue and the balance and growth of green with the uplifting energy of yellow. (source).
I’ve been drawing lots of patterns and surface designs. Recently I’m mostly inspired by turquoise, organic shapes and water. I’m trying to find my perfect teal color as well. The latest post on Decor8 Holiday Edition got me jealous, they’re so close to discovering the perfect shade, tone. I don’t know, how enhanced the teal color has been, but it definitely is close to what I’d love to draw ...

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December Mix—ladies will pinch you.

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It’s all about ladies this month. Singers, crafters, painters, artist of any bread. I’ve been working on some illustrations for RedRock Fashion, UK brand. Just yesterday they were published on Illustration Rally. I saw some nice submissions and I was happy to participate. I truly love their clothes; it’s a combo of feminine punk and flower sweetness. Like black + pink — all you need. Also — thank you Illustration Lounge for publishing my work! I truly adore their picks.
Lastly, if you love seeing space of artists, designers, visionaries, you must check out Angelika’s Taschen on Selby (four).
One—My new RedRock project / Two / Three / Four /
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Melancholic November Mixtape+Stripes.

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1. The Knife tuckercotter 2. Two Trains Running (Swayzak – Brun’s Duhb) – Audioelectronic Nude Photo Music 3. Silent Shout – The Knife (Marc RMX) Marc Hönninger 4. Bjork – Hidden Place (Orelse Remix) Teaser OreLse 5. David Bowie – This Is Not America (Virgin Magnetic Material Edit) Virgin Magnetic Material 6. The Presets – Anywhere (Xothic Remix) Xothic 7. Le Tigre – Deceptacon felicia Album: Le Tigre – DeceptaconYear: 2010 8. Bjork – Pagan poetry (Experimental feelings remix) Experimental Feelings
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November. Stripes are making me sing. There is nothing more gorgeous than a good set of stripes on your cloths. So I paint a lot of striped girls.
One—My new Striped project / Two /Three / Four / Five / Six /
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Eddy Music —cuttest ever!

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Share/BookmarkSo, I love Eddy, her boyishness, her short hair and her So Worth Loving mission. And since I’ve been asked to work digitally lately, I’ve decided to draw this gorgeous beau.
She is such a cutie!
The illustration is from her cover Eddy remix. Sorry, I don’t know, who did this picture, so I can’t credit. Let me know, if you’re out there!
 

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Friday roundup.

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Share/BookmarkLooking Up — recent work.
Ha! It’s Friday and the sun is stubborn. Love the warmth.
First of all, I am honored and happy to be featured in Design For Mankind and Lovelogy. Sweet, brilliant ladies like my work, what else can I ask for! Thank you! I definitely like to be places next to those fantastic Studio Fludd’s necklaces and  the most gorgeous textile wall art.
I’ve been working on some nice patterns and playing with acrylics. Acrylic paint has been with me since few years. Before that I used watercolor extensively, but most of my work is in Poland right now. Color is the most important in my work. I think it has something to do with me not wearing colorful clothing since approximately 2 years.  During my University times I used to dress up like a Matrioschka and it was quite rediculus. I remember my friend asking me, if everything is fine with me. Now, the same or some Matrioshka ...

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