One of my favorite up-and-coming urban Street artists is the French artist Ardif. Originally formally trained as an architect, he pivoted and started making. original artwork. His style has continually improved and evolved over the past 7 to 10 years. He works as a full-time artist now and is known for his steampunk-like mechanimals. Animals showcasing their fine, detailed inner workings. He presents murals in wheatpaste format in urban settings, and also does both prints in original ink and acrylic work on canvas. In this piece, the octopus is elegantly showcased. One of my favorite animals, and one of my favorite artists. He is extremely collectible, and his prices only continue to go up as he sells out every print he produces.

There is a great artist based in the UK that goes by @artofABC on Instagram. He does amazing original works on canvas using acrylic, stencil, and spray paint. You can buy art directly from him or work on a commissioned piece to use images, designs and colors of your choosing. Just like cards, good art doesn’t always need to break the bank. This is a large original that’s about 3‘ x 3‘ square.

Now, I love when original artists take a new spin on classic works or images using a new material or process. This dude just made a massive MJ piece with about 100k+ bottle caps. And it turned out great!

Opie (Opie_art) is a UK urban artist - he’s not a full-time artist but has some serious skill and talent with stencil and spray paint. I have 4-5 of his original work and they are super affordable for original art. Just proof that good art doesn’t need to cost a fortune! This is a playful and whimsical piece!

Josh Keyes is known for his amazing realism in paintings usually with an animal/nature/environmental aspect. Often putting nature and man in juxtaposition in urban decay. I find his work visually appealing and thought-provoking. In this image, he imagines the animals rising up and escaping from a circus. Josh Keyes works out of the Pacific Northwest and is based out of Seattle. His original paintings are a little too expensive for me, but his limited/numbered prints are highly collectible. I’ll upgrade to original painting one day!