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Artist of the Week: Matt Mills

Monday, November 21st, 2011 | By: Megan

This week’s featured artist is Matt Mills. Matt lives in Kansas City, Missouri, and has gotten a lot of attention for his works featuring staples of mid-century modernist design, architecture, and urban landscapes. I got to talk with him recently about his Eames chair, drawing with his son, and highlights of KC. Megan: Besides being an [...]


The Arena by Heiko Windisch

Thursday, November 17th, 2011 | By: Megan

This week we’re featuring this new work by German illustrator Heiko Windisch, entitled The Arena. You can see in this new work the black and white palette that Heiko prefers, as well as his attention to detail. Moreover, it’s a great example of Heiko’s hilarious combinations of technology and nature – this time with a variety of [...]


“She, Who Lets Herself Be Tempted” by Angela Trentin

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 | By: Megan

“Since I was young my passions have consisted of painting and drawing women.” One look at this stunning new piece by Italian illustrator Angela Trentin, entitled She, Who Lets Herself Be Tempted, and you could easily understand why the artist included this statement on her profile page. This piece depicts an ethereal, nearly gothic beauty of [...]


“The Jabberwocky” by Adam S. Doyle

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 | By: Megan

“’Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!’ From The Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Artwork to be hung in a diamond-shape.” This it the statement provided by the artist and illustrator Adam S. Doyle of this [...]


“Uncle Oil Sam” by Joby Cummings

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 | By: Megan

Thumbtack Press illustrator Joby Cummings has succeeded once again in producing fantastic, hilarious, and tattoo-inspired work, including this new print, Uncle Oil Sam, that we’ve chosen to share with you here. Joby’s skeletal take on the iconic image of Uncle Sam and the US dollar is a clever and comical commentary on government, politics, and [...]


Fruit Corsets In History by Liza Ferneyhough

Friday, October 21st, 2011 | By: Megan

Today we’re featuring Fruit Corsets In History by Thumbtack Press artist Liza Ferneyhough. This piece embodies Liza’s usual sweet, feminized aesthetic and evokes the charming quality of historical, antiquated caricatures and sketches. Her take on the corset is so tasty, but tell us what you think by commenting below. Be sure to try it on for [...]


Untitled (Diamond In The Mouth) by Irana Douer

Thursday, October 6th, 2011 | By: Megan

Today we’re featuring Untitled (Diamond In The Mouth) by Thumbtack Press artist Irana Douer. Though it technically doesn’t have a name, this piece certainly makes a statement. The neon colors contrasted against the woman’s pale face are striking, but even more so is the expression of the woman itself – a seductive concoction of pleasure, confidence, and maybe [...]


La Noche by Hernan Paganini

Thursday, September 29th, 2011 | By: Megan

Take a gander at  La Noche from Argentinean artist Hernan Paginini. Hernan’s colorful work reminds us of a dream we can’t quite remember. Of his own work he remarks, “I follow the essence of uncertainty for answers that bring me new questions.” La Noche may raise more questions than it answers, but there’s no denying the genius behind [...]


The Winnipeg Falcons by Peter Diamond

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 | By: Megan

Let’s have a look at The Winnipeg Falcons by illustrator Peter Diamond. It’s a unique mix of sport and mythology that – at least for hockey fans – might be closer to reality than epic. In Peter’s own words, “As any fan knows the game [of hockey] is full of such ghosts. I wanted to [...]


Sweet Love by Brandon Reese

Thursday, September 15th, 2011 | By: Megan

In celebration of fall here’s a piece called Sweet Love by longtime Thumbtack Press illustrator Brandon Reese. It’s an obvious pick for anyone wanting to sweeten the mood and add a delicious reminder that Halloween is right around the corner. We challenge you to stare at this affordable masterpiece for five seconds without tasting candy corn. [...]


Body Bridge by Kimiaki Yaegashi

Thursday, September 8th, 2011 | By: Megan

Kimiaki Yaegashi’s work is well known for its comical bevy of characters in interesting and sometimes compromising positions. In his new piece aptly titled Body Bridge, Kimiaki demonstrate his flare for contortion. This work includes three Japanese folklore characters doing a bit of group gymnastics. Their varying attitudes, appropriately enhanced by red on white coloring, make [...]


Sides by Francisco Miranda (Tooco)

Thursday, September 1st, 2011 | By: Megan

Here’s a thought provoking new piece called Sides by Francisco Miranda aka Tooco. In Sides Francisco successfully combines surrealism and detailed symmetry. Sides takes us to a polarizing world populated by light and dark, yin and yang and good and evil. And we’re OK with that. Give Sides a shot on your wall by customizing a print with our [...]


Flower Child by Chris Lyles

Thursday, August 25th, 2011 | By: Barry

One of our latest art additions provides a dose of botanical bliss before Falls kicks into gear. Flower Child by Chris Lyles was inspired by a love for gardens. We love this piece for the bright colors and textured style embodied in much of Chris’ work. If you feel the same way we do try [...]


Building An Authentic, Affordable Art Community

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 | By: Barry

Building a community around our hand-selected group of artists isn’t an easy feat. It takes significant time and energy to engage in the conversation and to make sure you can quickly connect with us in the digital outlets you prefer. In many ways it’s one of the most important elements of a modern day website. [...]


Thumbtack Press Giveaway on Pikaland.com!

Thursday, April 28th, 2011 | By: Barry

Thumbtack Press is currently running a giveaway on Pikaland, which is a really great blog devoted to “the illustrated life”.  We’ll select one lucky reader to win a framed piece of of your choosing from thumbtackpress.com.  To enter, all you have to do is go to our website, select your favorite print, and  post it [...]


Flotsam & Jetsam Limited Edition (Second State) by Colin Johnson is here!

Friday, December 10th, 2010 | By: Barry

Just in time for the holidays, We are happy to announce that Thumbtack Press has re-issued Colin Johnson’s Flotsam & Jetsam as a Second State release!  When originally released, Flotsam became our fastest selling limited edition piece and so with careful planning, we’ve come up with a new version of this amazing work as a [...]


Thumbtack Press Giveaway Winners!

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 | By: Barry

Big congratulations to Carrie and Errin, winners of our How About Orange reader giveaway. We had over 650 entries and lots of excitement about the 1300 or so (and growing by the day) prints on the site. Each will be receiving a framed print of the print they selected as their favorite on the site.  [...]


New to Thumbtack Press – Heiko Müller!

Monday, November 29th, 2010 | By: Barry

It’s part pleasure and part ‘pinch us’ that we are now offering some of the great works of Hamburg-based artist Heiko Müller.  We first stumbled across Heiko’s work a few years ago at a great little affordable art gallery in Chicago called The DvA Gallery (sadly no longer around) and have been following his whereabouts [...]


So Much Art, So Little Time!

Thursday, November 18th, 2010 | By: Barry

Well, now the fun begins.  We are feverishly adding new work to the site, both from existing Thumbtack Press artists who are updating their offerings with great new works, along with entirely new artists that have never been offered before on the site.  We’re giddy with excitement.  So in the weeks ahead, we’ve made a [...]


Reader Giveaway Winners!

Friday, October 29th, 2010 | By: Barry

Recently we ran a little promotion on a great blog – www.sfgirlbybay.com by taste maker Victoria Smith. Well, we just randomly selected the two winners of the giveaway and they are David Furmand, who chose Paul Blow’s Roses 2 as his favorite piece on the site, and Kristina Smith, who loved Dream Diary by Gina [...]