Love This! The Creepy Carpets of Antonio Santin

Although the work of today's featured artist, Antonio Santin, is somewhat macabre, I wanted to share it with you because he is just THAT skilled. And patient (he has to be to paint what he paints!). And creative. Plus, I feel if there's any time to feature macabre, somewhat haunting, dark work, it's October...

The thing that impresses me most about Santin's work is the detail, and here's why: I've spent the past couple of months painting dresses. They're very small (paper is 6" x 9"!), but many of the dresses are patterned and have intricate details. I've found that painting even these tiny little patterned dresses can be challenging, tedious, at times, and getting the exact detail correct, including wrinkles, pleats, and shadows, can be difficult. 

So can you imagine painting one of these crazy patterned rugs? With the form of a body underneath? OMG, so amazing. And FYI, most of these paintings are at least a couple of feet wide--if not way bigger.  

You can view some of my favorite pieces by Santin below:

Here's an image of Santin in front of one of his pieces, so that you can get an idea of the scale:

Incredible, right? Oh, artists of the world, you never cease to amaze me! 

You can view more of Santin's work on his website.  Wowee.