Green Peacock by Koson Hiroaki Takahashi There is a pleasure in

There is a pleasure in this image that comes not from nostalgia but from a straightforward delight in natural form and the culture that surrounds it

Antique Artichoke by Animals is a vintage composition exploring contemporary artistic expression

Sofia Doudine's Faith centres on a female figure rendered with the graphic confidence that defines her illustration style

the graphic contrast and typographic precision of this design render with clean

Every contour and subtle gradation renders with the clarity this composition demands

Green Peacock by Koson Hiroaki Takahashi There is a pleasure inOhara Koson renders the peacock with the disciplined elegance that defines the kacho e tradition. The bird's iridescent plumage a sweep of layered greens and blues is rendered in careful gradation, each feather articulated with the kind of linework that only a practised hand can sustain. The composition is asymmetric in the classical Japanese sense: the peacock positioned to create tension with empty space, the background stripped back to let colour