Shangri-La - Chris Buzelli

Wonderful new illustration by Chris Buzelli 

From his own blog: The tiny country of Bhutan created the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) as a Buddhist-inspired alternative to Gross National Product (GNP). While the people of Bhutan have embraced the idea of GNH, the Bhutanese government has oppressed and discriminated against the minority Nepalese population. This once large minority population in which some have lived in Bhutan for generations and consider themselve Bhutanese are discriminated harshly because of their Hindu religion, language and cultural differences. Many of these people are now living as refuges in other countries because of the attempt to force conformity resulting in harsh torture and imprisonment... read more  

Chris Buzelli - "Shangri-La"

Chris Buzelli - "Shangri-La", final cover of Liberty Mag.

And of course, it's always interesting to view the preliminary sketches:

Chris Buzelli - "Shangri-La" sketch

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Calef Brown - Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny!

Calef Brown has a new book out called Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny!  It is a drawing, doodling, poetry, activity book, and it was published by Chronicle Books.  The publisher describes it as, "A book for doodling, drawing, and laughing! Featuring the inimitably humorous art of Calef Brown and a wonderful menagerie to stretch and inspire your artistic talent and imagination alike—plus 32 stickers! Wildly inventive fun for artists aged 5 to 105."

 Below is a sneak peek, but you can view Calef's blog to see more!

 

 

 

Calef Brown - Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny - cover illustration

Calef Brown - intro

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