dream world.

We hereby interrupt your holiday frenzy to take you to dreamy world for a few moments of wonder and peace...

Today we are loving the the photo collages of Indonesian artist Jati Putra Pratama. It's easy to call most any collage art "surreal" or "dreamlike"--where vintage magazine cutouts float away into space or dive into cups of coffee. While these scenarios appear in Putra's pieces, his softly juxtaposed photos are a universe of their own, one that defies gravity, nature and logic. You can see more of his work on Instagram.

All art © Jati Putra Pratama

Here's a few more things to love--before we take off on our holiday break.

This painting.

The Confidence Man, 1919 by Guy Pène du Bois

This photo of parrots. Via The Guardian.

Photo by Jaipal Singh/EPA

And this octopus typewriter (!). Via This is Colossal.

That's it for now. Have a wonderful holiday, and  I'll be back next week with more to love. xoL

swimmer.

Hi there, and welcome back. Hope your week is looking good.

Today we are loving the paintings of swimmers by Colombian artist Pedro Covo. They're the definition of tranquil, wouldn't you say? I love how the shades of blue and green meld with the nudes, the same way bodies do when they splash into water. There's something so peaceful about swimming alone in your personal watering hole. Covo paints other portraits and nudes, too, with the same mesmerizing sweeps of color and abstract brush strokes. You can see more of his work at his site and on Instagram. Via This is Colossal.

All art © Pedro Covo

Just a few more things to love today.

This photo. Via By the way...

Harlem, 1960 © Saul Leiter

These John O'Hara book covers.

Cover designs by Hans Tisdall

And these stills from Paris, Texas.

That's all for today. I'll be back this week with more to love.

street.

Hey everyone! Welcome back. After some holiday vacay and a few days to fix technical glitches, we are ready to get our love on again. So, please join me in adoring the incredible street photos of Janet Delaney.

Like many, I was floored my last year's documentary Finding Vivian Maier, and it piqued my interest in street photography. Updating the old cliché, "every picture tells a story," I think every street photo tells a Russian novel. Ok, maybe that's pushing it. Every street photo tells a Chekovian short story--or maybe a Dostoevsky novella.

In addition to her storytelling, or story "capturing," I love the composition of Delaney's photos. She snaps the most fleeting of moments--split seconds in time--where the background and subject are in perfect balance--like a great painting. Although Delaney is based in the Bay Area, these photos are from her series, "New York City 1984-88." She has equally mesmerizing collections on South of Market (San Francisco), Dehli, Beijing, Athens and Istanbul. You can see all of her work at her site. Via Miss Moss. 

All photos © Janet Delaney

And a few more things to love today:

This book cover. From: "Book Covers of Note, November 2015" via The Casual Optimist.

Design by Strick & Williams

This Cactus Watercolor Wall Mural via anewalldecor.

And this painting. Via MyDarlingFlowers.

La violoniste, 1920, Kees Van Dongen

That's all for now. I'll be back tomorrow with more to love. xoL

landscapes.

Hi there, and welcome back!

Today, we are loving the paintings of Melbourne artist Kate Shaw. These amazing, riot-of-color landscapes are created using collage techniques and pouring the paint directly onto the canvas. While they're a celebration of the natural world, the intensity and artificiality of the colors suggests the manipulation of humanity on the environment. As the artist states on her site:

               "This intersection of creation and corruption in Shaw's alchemical 
                creations teases out our conflicted relationship with nature--a 
                relationship fraught with awe and fear, closeness and distance."

You can see more of Shaw's unique work at her site. And when you buy one of her prints, she donates 10% of the proceeds to charities like Save the Children, Greenpeace, Pets Haven and more. Via Beautiful Decay.

All art © Kate Shaw

And just a few more things to love today:

This collage. Via Crayola Dreams.

This Polish film poster for Vertigo. Via Creative Review.

Art © Roman Cieślewicz Estate

And this painting. Via Berfrois.

The Reading Light, 1884, Georg Pauli

That's all for now. I'll be back soon with a very special edition of LL.

 xoL

mr. werewolf.

Hello! We're back, we're ready for the weekend and we're loving the fantastically cool paintings of Jakub Rozalski, the artist known as Mr. Werewolf. Rawr.

Juxtaposing scenes of the European countryside in the 1920s-1940s with giant District 9-like robots of destruction, these works--which could be kitschy in the hands of lesser artist--are chilling. The Gargantuan drones are clearly metaphors for Hitler's and Stalin's armies, but the nod to both the past and the future says that the horrors of war transcend time, are rooted deep in the human experience--and we'll be confronted by them again and again.

Also, somebody needs to translate these paintings into a film, because it would be incredible. Do you hear me, Hollywood? Via UFunk.

All art © Mr. Werewolf

Here's a few more (Shocktober-themed!) things to love.

This Día de los Muertos mural.

By Gamma Gallery via Skullspiration

These vintage illustrations.

Via Design Inspiration

And these photos of Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson on the set of The Shining.

Photos via The Red List

That's all for now. Have a wonderful weekend, and I'll be back soon with move to love. xoL