Illustrator Jim Hoyoak has quite a few notable ink drawings. After earning his BFA, he went on to apprentice under master ink painter Shen Ling Xiang in Yangshuo, China. His work is an interesting mix of old and new, and seemingly brush, pen and print techniques. You can see more on his site.

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Japanese artist Noriko Ambe is featured this month in the Mei Guo (The Beau Monde) exhibition at Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai. This includes new entries into the Cutting Book Series, which has been an ongoing project for Ambe. Artists who make pieces, Artists who do books and THEN & NOW are just two of the books which Ambe has aptly modified. Ambe will be showing work in the US though the end of the year.

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