Calavera de Mariposas

Today's colorful skull is titled "Calavera de Mariposas", and it comes from Emily Austin of Rockvale, TN. Starting with just an idea of a butterfly for a nose she created this piece with pens, pencils, and paint.

The butterflies and sunflowers are full of cheerfulness that make you want to smile just like this skull is.  A fitting tribute to remember, with liveliness, those who have passed before us in the most positive of lights on Dia de los Muertos.  Thanks for adding this to our weekend, Emily! 

"Life and Death"

Artist Darrel Bevan in Birmingham, UK showed off a pencil drawn version of Marko Popadivc's photo "Kutna Hora" done on a piece of A3 paper which he titled "Life and Death".

Hidden C says:

Thank you for sharing this incredible work with us.  The contrast of of light and dark and the revealed surprise is very impressive giving the viewer a sense of haunting and hopeful at the same time.

Shades and Perennial Skulls

Things are looking up here at Skull-A-Day. In fact our future's so bright, our skulls gotta wear shades. Well, at least today's skull from Pat Henzy is feeling the positive vibe. Both of these submissions are mixed media of pens, pencils, and photoshop.

Congrats are also in order for Pat who recently completed a 365 challenge with a drawing a day featured here.  There are lots of other skulls and crazy stuff to check out.  These two pieces are great examples of how multiple media styles can combine for harmonious skull unity.  Thanks for sharing, Pat!