Friday, June 19, 2009

naomi kobayashi

the other day I had a too-good-to-be-true moments....I happened upon perfect illustrations by japanese artist naomi kobayashi.  I immediately placed them on my desktop and have been visiting them a few times a day ever since...






simply put...they make me happy.  


I am rarely at a loss for words...actually, many times I find that I have too many....





however, in this case I don't feel my words can do these stunning works justice.  I think it may be something like trying to explain a really beautiful dream...except in this case you can see it for yourself.  xo mrs. french

25 comments:

Kellen Jacob said...

how whimsical and lovely.

paula said...

umm, that would be me not my hubby.

hollie said...

the watery but vibrant colors flowing from one to the next are truly stunning. i love these!

Simply Mel said...

The birds resting on the little girls connected braids makes me smile from ear-to-ear!

Laura. said...

oh, these are amazing. possibly my favorite thing you have every posted. serious.

Melissa de la Fuente said...

Oh wow.....thank you darlin, I think I just found my latest obsession.....absolutely! You hit the nail right on the head, a beautiful dream that we can see for ourselves. They make me so very happy too!
xoxo
Melis
ps you could never have too many words for me! :)

KLBK said...

haha the dress line is awesome! I want to paint with paper air planes :)

Sarah said...

Wow! I really love the one with the paper airplanes.

kendalee said...

Perfection!

Thank you for sharing them :)

Gary Heller said...

These are delightfully intriguing. I really am fond of the one with the girl and the colorful paper planes. Beautiful

Crystal said...

I've studied a lot of art and I know that when you find a particular piece or set of pieces that takes your breath away, that's when art has done it's magic on you.

TERI REES WANG said...

Really quite delightful, and mesmerizing in the most minimalistic way.

Prairie Girl Studio said...

smiling ... and happy ...
thank you!
prairiegirl

Lindsey said...

Wow, those are really great. I love the colors that run together. Beautiful!

{ Lindsey }
http://greatfullday.blogspot.com

lanak said...

These are so stuning, what a great find, thank you for sharing! My favourite is the first image with the girls' hands in their laps, so special!

Jesse Lu said...

Lovely, thanks for the introduction...

Pattie said...

Beautiful...thank you so much for sharing these!

Michelle Brunner said...

I adore these! Thanks for posting!

Darci said...

these are truly lovely and I have set the paper airplane one as my desktop. Off to explore the sight.

...love Maegan said...

omg these are so pretty. so so pretty

muralimanohar said...

Love love these. For the very first time, I feel inspired to actually buy an artwork. ADORE.

HomeCollection. said...

thanks for the discovery!
i really love this drawings

Chocolate and Steel said...

how is it possible to be soft and vibrant at the same time. so beautiful

f2images said...

Exquisite, Mrs. French! What a special find!

Emiko :)

Aran said...

amazing work!