Awesome Artists: The AWESOME Art Of Herman Vogel! PART I

Herman Vogel
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Vogel_(German_illustrator)
images copyright Herman Vogel

Herman Vogel!  AMAZING talent and one of the earliest GREAT fantasy artists combining WONDERFUL fantasy characters and HEROIC battle scenes.  This will be a three part post of the AWESOME art of Herman Vogel!  Be sure to check out all his GREAT art!

from wikipedia:

Hermann Vogel (16 October 1854 – 22 February 1921) was a German illustrator.  Vogel was born in Plauen, Kingdom of Saxony, as the son of a master builder. From 1874–75 he studied at the art academy of Dresden.

Awesome Artists: Peter Lazarski!

Peter Lazarski
website: http://imaginarymonsters.com/
images copyright Peter Lazarski

Peter Lazarski!  AWESOME digital, traditional and video game art!  Be sure to check out all of Peter Lazarski's GREAT art and PHENOMENAL video game  "Halloween Forever"!

Great Stuff: Bror Anders Wikstrom's Breathtaking Float Designs! PART II

Bror Anders Wikstrom
website: Lousiana Digital Library
 images copyright Bror Anders Wikstrom

Bror Anders Wikstrom!  Some of the most BEAUTIFUL and CREATIVE float designs the world has ever seen PART II, AWESOME!  Be sure to check out the Lousiana Digital Library  for nearly 140 AMAZING designs!

From the New Orleans Public Library site:

"Bror Anders Wikstrom designed the carnival parades of the Krewe of Proteus from 1900 to 1910. A native of Sweden, Wikstrom ran away to sea at a young age and spent a dozen years as a sailor. When he returned from his travels, he studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm and later in Paris before setting out to make his fortune in America.

 In 1883 Wikstrom came to New Orleans. His entrée to the world of carnival came when he began to work as assistant to Rex's float and costume designer Charles Briton. When Briton died, Wikstrom succeeded him and continued to design for Rex, and later for Proteus, until his death in 1909."