Nikki Farquharson is experimenting with colored pens and found imagery in a collection of illustrations she calls Mixed Media Girls. It's impossible to ignore the visual impact when you see her use of color, patterns and doodles.

Also check out the work she did for Missbehave Magazine in collaboration with photographer Brooke Nipar.

Found via Nophar (a DA Facebook fan). Thanks for the tip!

Zeptonn creates fun little worlds that look great on anything. On walls, windows, bottles, boots, magazine covers and a whole lot more. I like how he fills the space (any space) with his intertwining fun.

You know the kind of 'in' jokes you have with your best mates... the kind that never loose their charm, and are always a sure-fire path to hysterics and a tummy stitch?

That's how I feel when I browse through [SIRIN.THADA]'s witty doodles! I get all giggly at her silly visual puns! It's a goofy humor that her and I share!

If you'd like to be 'in' on the joke, take a peek for yourself!

I was recently contacted by The Art Bureau to do 10 pages in a zine/book featuring 10 other artists and myself. I excitedly accepted only to seize up in the idea stage for 3 straight weekends as life got in the way and the evil deadline came hurling toward me. Since I work full-time, those 3 weekends were much needed for my mental stability. This moment of insanity became the premise of my submission. Below are some teaser shots of the work which goes to press on March 7 and lands in my hands at a time to be decided by fate. I will announce this on my blog when it releases.

I posted about Wendy MacNaughton back in May 2009 and now I am back to tell you she's just launched a new site for her art. What makes Wendy's work so captivating is that it's almost always created while commuting from one place to another. She's lived in LA, NY, Amsterdam, Paris, East Africa and San Francisco.

Discover the people, places and things she's met along the way at her new site that's filled with ink and watercolor.

I bought a book by Sabrina Ward Harrison titled "Spilling Open" a few years back. It transformed my approach to art. The book is, I believe, the first of a few of her published art journals. It is filled with loose, colorful, scribbles, doodles, paint strokes, hand lettering, photos, found objects and more all collaged together, forming very striking, energetic eye candy. More than pretty pictures, she bares her soul on every page with brutal honesty. Freeing inspiration spills out of her. Sometimes it is driven by triumph and other times, painful insecurity. Either way, the result is a more beautiful world. I highly respect her bravery as well as her talent.

Tommy Eugene Higson is an artist, curator, writer, designer and co-founder of Cheap Zine with Nikki Marie Jackson. I got stuck in his flickr photostream because his style slightly reminds me of my own work: ink on paper of quirky faces and poses, almost badly drawn on purpose.

That is exactly what I love so much about it. When it comes to drawing, perfection has never really been my thing and the exaggerated features and off proportions of his work make each drawing incredibly intriguing and memorable. Enjoy, like I do.

Our good friends Josh and Colby, otherwise known as illustration team Jolby, are putting on a show of new works with photographer Ashley Forette at Together Gallery in Portland, Oregon. Opening reception is tomorrow night (February 25th), but the show is scheduled until March 20th and will explore the legends, mythology, and superstitions held by sailors of the 1800's through a mix of illustration and photography.

If you live anywhere near the City of Roses, get your butt over to the show. Above is a teaser of what you can expect and you could always take another glance of our feature on Jolby, which documented a week in their life.

Okay, if you don't smile when you look at Willem Lagerwaard's stuff, you better go to the doctor and get your smiley glands checked out. There is something so refreshingly innocent and heart warming about his characters and little scenes. I'm guessing he is in the children's market. Just a wild hunch.

We are in love with Sam Pierpoint's doodled shoes and it is obvious that you guys are, too. After reviewing your submissions, we have finally picked a winner.

Congratulations are in order to Beatriz Morales Ramos, for doodling on a paper dress. Thank you for your efforts. It definitely made us smile. You now have the perfect shoes to go with your dress. Sam's only request is that you now photograph yourself sporting the dress and shoes on together.

Thank you to all the participants, for your creativity and your strange imaginations. See all the submissions here »