A: Whimsical art is artwork created in a style that is unique, out-of-the-ordinary, or fanciful. Whimsical artwork might be characterized by its color, design, line, or subject matter. Whimsical paintings are usually bright and colorful, and their subject matter is sometimes humerous.
Welcome to the world of whimsical art! Here are some favorite whimsical artists from around the country and world. Their whimsical artwork will hopefully incite your imagination and inspire your creativity. What is a whimsical artist? Explore and see for yourself what these whimsical artists have to offer with their whimsical art.
Whimsical Artist Scott Plaster
NC Whimsical Artist Scott Plaster is from the North Carolina Piedmont Triad area and has been creating whimsical paintings for 30 years. His line of "Whimsical Animals" has been featured in the Community Arts Cafe and the GoTriad NC artists section and is available for sale in art galleries, art boutiques, and shops around the NC Triad region, and from the Mountains of North Carolina all the way to the Coast. Matted ready-to-frame art reproductions of the original whimsical oil paintings are sold in various sizes, art note card sets, art greeting cards, art posters, and even stickers. Plaster's animal menagerie includes "Mystic Tiger," "Cosmic Cow," "Neon Duck," "Psychic Gibbon," "Shaggy Sheep," alley cat "Miami Lewie," house cat "Cry Baby," "Pelican Peeking," "Crab in Space," an alligator in "Crooked Smile," and "Running Rooster." His latest works include "A Series of Four Beetles," "A Collection of Flies," and "Daytona Five." Plaster also co-founded and leads an area NC artists organization, the Cosmic Cow Society, which promotes artists in the Triad region of North Carolina.
Website: Check out Whimsical Artist Scott Plaster's Website.Sunday, January 30, 2011
Questions about Whimsical Art
A: Whimsical art is artwork created in a style that is unique, out-of-the-ordinary, or fanciful. Whimsical artwork might be characterized by its color, design, line, or subject matter. Whimsical paintings are usually bright and colorful, and their subject matter is sometimes humerous.
Whimsical Artist's Manifesto
- Whimsical Artists Manifesto, Part 1: The Whimsical Artist's Subject Matter
- Whimsical Artists Manifesto, Part 2: The Whimsy of Our "Whimsical Animals"