Danny Gregory's drawing journey

http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2007/03/16/illustration-friday-interview-danny-gregory/
I love the way he just started having fun drawing and didn't worry about how good he was at it. And started putting his work up on the internet. And publications like Print or NYT started hiring him to do illustrations. His style's still fun and messy and artsy... and his technical ability really really has grown.

Time for a website.

Gold leaf in paintings.

Fred Wessel is mad skilled.
http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/othermedia/archive/2007/03/16/using-egg-tempera-amp-gold-leaf-to-achieve-renaissance-luminocity.aspx

Brad Kunkle uses oils and gold with a dreamlike feel.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/oil-paintings-embellished-with

And Scott Rhea is an underwater photography hero. (Yes, one of these things is not like the other. I should change the title to "Dreamlike art".)
http://xaxor.com/photography/29667-scott-rhea-underwater-photos.html

Design Revolution

http://designigniteschange.org/

Betty Turbo

(Etsy store owner)
Illustrations feature fantasticness such as Hulk Hogan battling Mumm Ra in the kitchen.

Liam Brazier

It's a mind-blowing website.
The guy's got incredible style. (Illustration)
http://www.liambrazier.com/