(From the Archives:) I am besotted by these pieces from Mark Penxa’s menagerie of quirky creatures, although he produces a wide variety of other types of work. See all the art and projects of this Michigan-based artist, here.
His Facebook, here.
His website, here.
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These are amazing, I think my favorite is the Elephant.
That elephant is very popular for the colors, I think. Thank you for taking the time to visit.
No problem! =)
hahaha that’s weird but also cool and diifferent. Very ingenious too
He really has something here, doesn’t he. Thanks for your comment.
Love these! they’re so different
Yes, he’s truly unique. Thanks for stopping by.
Fantastic! Love your imagination!
These characters have really captured people’s attention. Thank you.
HOLY CHEESE SAUCE!
I /want/ that octopus to be real.
I want it in my aquarium.
I will call it Claudia.
LOL, that is one great response. My, my an octopus is on so many people’s wish lists.
If I am ever allowed* a giant red octopus, I will send you a picture of it.
He is all like “I am a flaming octopus, I dare you to do better. You can not? Oh, that’s too bad.”
*Purchase and hide the Giant Red Octopus from Jed so he doesn’t freak out with all of the sea creatures/30 cats that are in our future house.
Brilliant, I loved them, 🙂
So glad you found us then. Thank you.
Incredible work, I love the use of color in the Elephant piece.
I agree on the elephant colors. Very effective. Thank you for the comment.
What an oddly great mix of nostalgia and quirkiness.
Another great description, thanks. (BTW, great online showcase on RAW)
Cool & odd, almost as odd as the art on my page 😉 LOL
Hmmmm. To me, your pages aren’t odd . . . they’re art!
Thank you!….even tho i pride myself on oddness…
Hahahha!! Inspirational photos.. they make me start following your blog. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait for more! Cheers..
Well thank you very much for the follow. And I appreciate you taking the time to stop by.
You are more than welcome. Will come here more often in the future! 🙂
What fabulous images! I went through an octopus obsession in my 20’s and was always on the lookout for unique images of them. i found a lot of fabulous old prints of them in biological reference books. One glance at your octopus image and I think my old passion may have been reignited! Thanks for sharing!
There really is something about octopuses (octopii?) isn’t there. And this one is so well done. (Some of those old Jules Verne style images and prints are also intriguing, aren’t they?)
Definitely. Octopi are simultaneously sort of creepy and ridiculous, their form and movement, so completely removed from our own. Fascinating.
I really like the artwork. Thanks for sharing them. Connie
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Good, I’m glad you enjoyed your visit here. Thanks.
Reblogged this on JANINEVEAZUE.
Thank you for the re-blog. Some great work on your blog.
wooowww!!! absolutely wickedly amazing!!! i loved it!! 🙂
‘Wickedly’ — love that description. Thank you for the comment.
🙂
I want to have a chat with that octopus, he looks clever and the bumble bee needs a hug … thanks for sharing
I love your perspective! Great idea.
thanks .. my perspective is always a little off center, perfect in my eyes 🙂
Exactly where it should be!
🙂
Octopus octopus!!!
That octopus is definitely a favorite.
Really cool artwork. I love the octopus and elephant. Thanks for sharing!
The elephant was actually what first caught my eye. Very cool work, I agree.