These are some beautifully art directed pieces by Chrissie Macdonald who has such a great eye for creating surreal worlds.

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Natalia Sanabria has a beautiful eye and knack for feminine drawings. This one’s a bit more edgy than her others, and I’m loving it.

Natsuki Otake is a Japanese artist who creates ornate and highly detailed, vibrant illustrations of women. The forms remind me of Hindu goddesses.

In one word: trippy.

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Sally Dennison has created a self-portrait series in which she digitally manipulates herself that she is practically unrecognizable. The series is on display at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art through March 6, 2010.

She says of this series:

This series is a rejection of cultural ideals that surround me on a daily basis. As much as it is concerned with aesthetic values this series deals heavily with digital manipulation. It has come to be that we have no idea when an image has been “photoshopped” and so we assume humans have the capability to be flawless. Each of the images is worked with through Photoshop so that every detail of my face and body has been restructured. Each of my “characters” or “identities” have lingering features in common, but it is only noticeable when viewed as a group.”

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Lisa Solomon’s new pieces, collectively called Wallet Size Me, is part of the By A Thread exhibition that runs through May 15, 2010 at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. Each one is a portrait of Lisa from wallet size pictures. They are hand-embroidered, wrong side showing, 8″ x 8″.

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“The Overture” is a stunning print just released by artist Joe Sorren. He has painstakingly chronicled the process of this painting “The Overture” in his blog. It’s quite an amazing process with a multitude of layering. You can purchase the signed, limited edition giclee print for $275 at his online shop.

“Bed Rest” is a 18×24 watercolor on paper from Dhruvi Acharya. I love this one!

James Roper’s rapture drawings depict women exposing themselves, transformed into firework-like explosions.

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A font inspired by beauty queens; hilarious!

French art designer Amylee lives and works near Paris. Her work is primarily composed of seventies wallpaper collages, in which she injects a touch of glam and pop. Her recurring themes are women, portraits, cinema and fashion.