Duck Hunting by Valentine Dubinin

Upside Down 30 January 2017 0 Comments

Duck Hunting by Valentine Dubinin

Russian cartoonist Valentine Dubinin illustrated this unique portrait.  It depicts a duck hunter in the water getting ready to fire at a duck desperately attempting to flee the scene.  The hunter’s dog can be seen in the lower right-hand corner of the image, possibly ready to retrieve the duck if the hunter lands a successful […]

Currents Mural by John Pugh

Trompe L'oeil 23 July 2015 0 Comments

Currents Mural by John Pugh

John Pugh creates large public trompe l’oeil murals that are meant to look like realistic scenes.  In a personal artist statement, John says that: Public art is of great interest to me; providing me with a sense of purpose as it is a very powerful form of communication. It can link people together, stimulate a […]

Fire Breathing Dog Optical Illusion

Forced Perspective 1 January 2015 0 Comments

Fire Breathing Dog Optical Illusion

Happy New Year everyone!  It is difficult to believe that it is already 2015.  I thought we would kick off the new year with something light and a little humorous.  The person who took this photograph likely did not know exactly what they had captured until they took a look at the picture later.  It […]

Pointed Sense by Noma Bar

Ambiguous 21 July 2014 0 Comments

Pointed Sense by Noma Bar

Israeli graphic artist Noma Bar produces visually-striking and simple illustrations that take full advantage of negative space.  In this example, titled Pointed Sense, Noma captures a scene which he saw once where a male black labrador tucked his nose behind a female white labrador and gave her a good sniff.  Her tail was up over […]

Flying Dog Illusion

Forced Perspective 17 July 2014 0 Comments

Flying Dog Illusion

Seven people leaning against a wall marvel at the sight of a flying dog.  It almost appears that the dog is full of helium. Two other similar photographs worth revisiting are Climbing from Erik Minnema and the optical illusion courtesy of Hurricane Sandy.

Kitten / Dog Hybrid Image

Miscellaneous 16 January 2014 0 Comments

Kitten Dog Face Mash

Depending on your viewing distance, this hybrid image can be perceived in one of two different ways.  When you look at the full-size image (see below), you will likely see a picture of a dog. But if you move away from the screen, or squint your eyes, you will see a completely different image – […]

A Bearded Man and His Dog

Upside Down 24 August 2012 0 Comments

Bearded Man and His Dog

A bearded man wearing a beret squints as he looks off into the distance.  He cannot seem to find his dog.  Can you help him find his pet? By rotating the image 180 degrees and viewing it upside down, the man’s dog (nibbling on a bone) is located. This topsy-turvy figure was drawn by Russian […]