Challis’ Friday favorites for 05/27/11

Here is a weekly feature called ‘Friday favorites’ where we highlight some of our favorite inspirations from this last week, enjoy.

Artist: Ian Francis, multimedia painting

Ian Francis was born in 1979 in Bristol, England, and graduated from the University of the West of England with a degree in Illustration. His work concentrates on modern experiences: things like television, world events, celebrities, and day-to-day living. His mediums generally include oil, acrylic, ink, charcoal and graphite on canvas.

Artist: Coro36Ink

With a variety of galleries, Coro has concept art, oil paintings, illustrations, and drawings to view on his website. I have included a mix of inspiring images from each of those galleries here.

Coro has always been interested in art and he began to consider it as a career path in his teenage years. After pursuing art school, he helped start the company Massive Black, where he continues to work as a concept artist and art director.

Artist: Michaël Zancan, painting

Michaël Zancan was born in Agen, France, and has always been attracted to the creative side of art. He has tried his hand in several art forms, including street art, airbrushing, drawing, and oil on canvas. His attention to detail makes painting a canvas a time consuming process, but one that he loves and which allows him to “unplug” from the rest of the busy world. It is also this attention to detail that makes his paintings amazing.

“I’m sure of one thing, anyway,” says Michaël. “Painting is saving my soul.” — Gorgeous words by which to live.

Be sure to read more about Michaël, view his deviantART page, and check out his website!