Art Stalking: Gayle Kabaker and Krisatomic

I'm welcoming May with tons of inspiration from a couple of watercolor and gouache artists! These fashion illustrations are uber chic! I love the way they do their washes and how cleverly they draw their subjects.

Here are my favorite watercolor illustrations from Gayle Kabaker (photos courtesy of www.gkabaker.com)

She has a loose way of playing with paint which I absolutely love. The way some colors bleed after a wet on wet application is always so fascinating for me. I find so much mystery and flair in these women's faces, it makes me wonder what they are thinking. There's a certain element of sophistication and elegance about about them, don't you think?

Kristina also known as Kris Atomic is a fashion illustrator and photographer from Brighton. She has been a subject of a previous blog entry, but that was way back in 2009. 4 years later, I still  admire how her blog and her style has evolved and how she manages to make adorable and quirky yet very fashion forward illustrations. Her super fresh and fun take on color and composition is so inspiring and I love that she has a very recognizable and signature way of drawing her subjects.  All photos courtesy of www.krisatomic.com

I was once into drawing human figures and subjects, when I was doing my Flickr 365 Drawings Project in 2008, but eventually got into drawing more nature-inspired subjects this year. I think it's high time to practice drawing faces and figures again!