Who's the original artist behind these illustrations?

I noticed these charming, really beautiful pictures recently:

I’m not sure who made them, the only thing I see is the EBaumsWorld tag and I am pretty sure that’s not the original artist.

Does anyone know who the original artist is? Thank you.

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Does anyone know who the original artist is? Thank you.
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Not sure they’re all by the same artist, but some do resemble work by Michael Sowa

Wow. Escher meets Dali. Funky stuff.

Jacek Yerka, I believe.

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Jacek Yerka, I believe.
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Definitely.

Several of them, plus some others, can be found here, unmarred by ebaum’s banner.

Sweet! Thanks a lot for the knowledge, I’m now officially clued into this. :slight_smile:

I don’t know WHAT I’d do to that dastard ebaum if that were my work.

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Definitely.

Several of them, plus some others, can be found here, unmarred by ebaum’s banner.
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Oooh, thanks for that - definitely bookmarking that.

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Definitely.

Several of them, plus some others, can be found here, unmarred by ebaum’s banner.
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Tengu - thanks so much for the link! I am in love with this work…

Gorgeous, this is masterful stuff… any similar artists creating fantasy worlds like this? They have such an ethereal quality to them. I like Jacek’s combination of a VW bug and what looks like a reptilian-dinosaur thing.

It’s…interesting that ebaum put his banner right over Yerka’s signature in the lower right of every image.

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It’s…interesting that ebaum put his banner right over Yerka’s signature in the lower right of every image.
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ebaum isn’t held in very high regard for those who have any respect for copyright or trademark laws. They’re known for grabbing artwork and publishing it without credit.

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Gorgeous, this is masterful stuff… any similar artists creating fantasy worlds like this? They have such an ethereal quality to them. I like Jacek’s combination of a VW bug and what looks like a reptilian-dinosaur thing.
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Some of Michael Whelan’s art is similar in style. I like Whelan’s technique better, however.

Beautiful from what I see so far, thanks, I’ll have a closer look.

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Gorgeous, this is masterful stuff… any similar artists creating fantasy worlds like this? They have such an ethereal quality to them. I like Jacek’s combination of a VW bug and what looks like a reptilian-dinosaur thing.
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Check out my Michael Sowa googleshot in post 2. Also, Ursala Vernon does some amazing things with fruit…

I tried to send an email to alert Yerka to what this site was doing, but everything at the sites was in Polish or Russian, and I didn’t see a “send email” or “contact us” button… perhaps some one who reads Polish or Russian will have better luck.

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Wow. Escher meets Dali. Funky stuff.
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That’s funny. I was thinking “Escher meets Kinkade”.

Here is the most succinct (and entertaining) explication of ebaum’s world to date.

(Music and flash animation.)

For some reason I have the vague impression that Eric Bauman substantially resembles Eric Cartman in his day-to-day activities. I can’t imagine why. What a dick.

That’s too freaking funny! I’m crying laughing…

I thought I posted this earlier… obviously not!

Anyway, there’s a couple of books of his art available; Mind Fields also has single page short stories by Harlan Ellison inspired by each painting…

You might also care for work by Ilene Meyer or Francois Schuiten…