Jaw-Droppingly Awesome

How absolutely amazing are these books created by Brian Dettmer:

from Haydee Rovirosa Gallery

from Aron Packer Gallery

Another blogger Centripetal Motion has collected much of Brian's work.

Moody Trees

I just LOVE moody and contemplative artwork. On top of that, I love trees in artwork - so predictable! Here's the perfect synthesis of both, which I just bought from Etsy from the artist Galeriedeilluminata.

Anyone remember the children's book that was kinda like this, with an above- and below-ground scene with all these crazy-fun things happening in both?