Whimsical Art

My favorite artist is Maira Kalman. She keeps a visual blog for the New York Times. Or at least, she did until the end of 2009. Now she's working on her new book (I think; we have yet to become pen pals). Here's the link to her blog: The Pursuit of Happiness

I love her style because of its simple whimsy, idealistic portrayals, and vivid color.

Her style reminds me of that one quote... "Sometimes there's more truth in how you feel than in what actually happened." I believe that quote is from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Try not to judge me too harshly.

I've found a couple of artists on etsy who emulate a similar style. I don't know if there's an official name for it... or if it's even some sort of modern movement. I'm not an art history major or a hipster.

But these inspire me:

Golly

and

Vivienne

I'm sure I'll come across more as I click my way through etsy, but for now it's time for dinner.