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Meredith Marsone's oil paintings have a haunting familiarity. It's hard not to see yourself reflected in each eye, lip, and hand. Working in traditional oils, her abstracted photo-realistic depictions express a swath of emotions and human experiences in a subtle and mysterious way.  Read on to find out more about her process of perseverance and deep love for Klimt. Does living in New Zealand inspire you or does the insane beauty become banal…

It's day 2 of woman crush week, and we're thrilled to bring you an interview with S6 illustrator Rebecca Flattley. Rebecca's depictions of femininity feel like real life dipped in pastels. You recognize something of yourself in each of her illustrations, be it expression, attitude or underwear. We asked the self-taught artist to tell us how she developed her recognizable style and to confirm that women all over the world do in fact love Justin…

His artwork is bright, big-eyed and draws from the good 'ole Saturday morning cartoon days. The narratives behind his artwork, however, are often a reflection of his current distinerest in putting down roots. He technically has no home and prefers it that way. Muralist and illustrator Michael Roy, aka Birdcap, gets honest about self-doubt as an artist in this compelling time lapse for his latest artwork, "Elevators". When Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast in '05, his family home took on eight feet of brackish water, and his faith in…

In our ongoing series to highlight couples who have reached peak #relationshipgoals, we bring you: Jeffrey Silverstein and Sunny Eckerle, two Brooklynites with serious hustle. Jeffrey is a writer, educator and musician and Sunny is an illustrator. We caught up with them in their cozy Brooklyn digs to learn a little more about…

Rosanna Peng has "got the eye", as they say. Her approach to film and photography is always unique, always from a perspective that feels familiar yet just beyond your own grasp. Here, she gives us insight on standing out as a woman in a male-dominated field and what's it's like making art in The Six (hint: it def involves Drake). Tell us a…

There's an ease about Charlie Brand's work that's endlessly refreshing among our over-stimulated world. Where the media batters your brain with images and information, his medium fills you with a sort-of nostalgia for your current life. Like the frozen moment of a polaroid, it's impossible not to imbue his depictions with romanticism for the captured split second. It reminds you of new friends on old couches, of tossing your keys on the counter, of forgetting to change the water…

Mike Force doesn't want to make you look good. Or anyone for that matter, as his approach to portraiture is realism over aestheticism. Taking cues from comic strips and 20th century greats like Patrick Nagel and Andy Warhol, Mike makes bold, relatable pieces in bright, board game colors. But however steeped his work is in the Pop Art tradition, every piece manages to feel incredibly unique, as if it was born solely in the creative vacuum of his mind. Check out our interview with the…

With brutal honesty and a sharp wit, London-based illustrator Ruby Elliot is setting out to normalize mental health issues. Her new book, It's All Absolutely Fine, is a creative and comedic look at living day-to-day with depression and anxiety. To celebrate the launch of her first book, I reached out to find out more about her personal and artistic approach to dealing with life's struggles. If you've ever felt down and…

Anthony Hurd's surreal dreamscapes are a delicate study of the subconscious. It's impossible not to be drawn in, to question, like the precarious promise of a glimmering light in the heart of a mountainside cavern. Discovery is not guaranteed to reveal treasure or joy, but the promise still stands, the tantalizing promise of knowing the unknowable. Tim…

Keith Negley is the kind of person who is impossible not to admire. He's incredibly skilled, highly creative, and (for lack of a better word) real. His illustrations lack pretension, but never precision, making them as endlessly relatable as they are visually compelling. He's created work for everyone from The New York Times to SubPop to the toughest client, his own son. I had the opportunity to talk to…