Edgar Degas



Little Dancer of Fourteen Years, 1881, 38 inches, wax then bronze, National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.



The Dance Class (La Classe de Danse),1873–1876, oil on canvas



Edgar Degas is A French painter, sculptor, and draftsman and is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism (ordinary subject matter, small brush strokes, movement). His subject specialty is dance. More than half of his artwork is of dancers, specifically ballerinas. His Little Dancer of Fourteen Years is his most well known pieces. It was originally cast in wax and then into bronze. The sculpture has real hair and the only part not covered in wax was a hair ribbon given to him by Marie van Goethem and the tutu. Since the bronze gave the stature an unnatural color tone, many critics thought it ugly. The texture of the statue makes it lifelike while the value (darkness from metal) takes away from its life likeness at the same time. The direction of the dancer's pose creates balance.

The Little Dancer

More Mini Worlds

The Pothole Gardener



Moss Place East London, doll chair and knitting basket, moss, and fertilizer



Steve Wheen is a a guerrilla gardener. His medium of choice is nature and doll house props, which he transports into London's many potholes along quiet streets. After he is satisfied with his work, he photographs it and then removes the props. Besides just wanting to make people smile and create art, he uses his little worlds to show the dilapidated state of England's roads. He called it "a creative outlet for something that annoys[him]." His creations utilize the element of scale due to the size of potholes. Also, he uses the element of color to cause his artwork to stand out and grab the attention of those passing by. I chose this artist because of his odd choice of placement for his artwork.

Pothole Gardener

Leonid Afremov



Loneliness of Autumn, oil paint, palette knife, 30"x40"





Rain Princess 2



The Russian-Israeli impressionistic artist, Leonid Afremov, is recognized for his brightly colored oil paintings he creates using a palette knife in the place of regular paint brushes. Due to his unique and highly recognizable style, that took him 10 years to gain his current skill level, he does not even need to sign any of his artwork. Afremov's paintings rely heavily on color to create to distinguish the subject matter from the lighting effects. I chose this card because I was impressed by how Afremov created beautiful lighting effects without having all the other colors diluting the effects out.

Artwork of Leonid Afremov

More Business Cards

 100 really creative business cards

Business Cards



Dragos Muntean business card, 2inx3.5in, card stock and CMYK colors



Dragos Muntean is a co-founder and designer at the Romanian web agency, DVisionDesign. He designs everything from logos to web design. Muntean's business card utilizes the element of shape,color, and line to create balance. The rectangle shape is seen in the card's overall dimensions and is created by the nearly hidden grey lines in the blue section containing the designer's information. Line and shape also create the stick figure which is emphasized in the bottom half of the card. I chose this card because of how the designer humorously communicated his artistic ability using such a basic and commonly known symbol of a stick figure.

GD Business Cards

Sand Art

Kseniya Simonova uses a light projector and sand that she both removes and adds to tell stories through pictures. There are several more videos out there of her performances, so go get inspired! 

Simonova Sand Art