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You ought to be swamped with beauty that look like these images once in a while. And since this is healthy, I assure you, once in a while is just not enough. Okay these charming kids and family photographs are the work of Lagos based photographer, Ria Solanke. Clearly, Solanke has a great flair for this art but she stands out as you must see with how she is able to bring out the very best in her 'little' subjects. Children are simply amazing. They're like the fairies which they so adore in kids literature and TV shows right? The thing is, everyday we catch something precious and lovely about them in a certain way they smile, or how they wave their hands or how they hold their siblings like they're the only ones that can protect them and we want to keep those images forever in memory. Except, that's hard because you couldn't preserve all. So you need to call on wonderful photographers like Ria Solanke. See more of her work on Ins...

Will You? Carrie Fountain When, at the end, the children wanted to add glitter to their valentines, I said no. I said nope, no, no glitter , and then, when they started to fuss, I found myself saying something my brother’s football coach used to bark from the sidelines when one of his players showed signs of being human: oh come on now, suck it up. That’s what I said to my children. Suck what up? my daughter asked, and, because she is so young, I told her I didn’t know and never mind, and she took that for an answer. My children are so young when I turn off the radio as the news turns to counting the dead or naming the act, they aren’t even suspicious. My children are so young they cannot imagine a world like the one they live in. Their God is still a real God, a whole God, a God made wholly of actions. And I think they think I work for that God. And I know they will someday soon see everything and they will know about everything and they will no longer ...

. Here's art that is earthy and thick like a good meal that will make a long lasting impression on your taste buds. Minneapolis based artist Malcolm T. Liepke is a big name in the world of fine arts. His works have been on the cover of prominent publications like Forbes, Time, Fortune and Newsweek. Liepke's paintings have been exhibited and are on exhibition all over the US, on platforms such as the National Academy of Design, the Smithsonian Institution and the National Arts Club. The thing with Liepke's figure paintings is how visceral they are and how at the same time they are able to communicate poignant emotions through ordinary expressions and poise. They're like something you can grasp and which you do not fear will escape you when you do. See more of his works on Behance, Artsy and on Instagram. Photo Credit: Instagram @malcolmliepke

If you're a art lover and you haven't heard the name Michele Poirier-Mozzone, it's about time you do. Know her work too, which is the definition of extraordinary. It is a marvelous capture of the figure influenced by water and its dynamic nature. The human figure is a wonderful study anywhere, in almost every state. Water as a body is powerful, glorious, mysterious. This is probably why this series, "Fractured Light" will never cease to amaze and captivate, being a unique mix of two living forms (water and the human figure) that have inspired artists through the years. You want to know how she so successfuly captures gliding bodies in water which doesn't stay in one place either, how reflected and refracted light, dazzling colours are represented with paints, right? I would soak in the beauty of these pieces now if I were you and wonder about the process later. Her work can be seen online at poirier-mozzone.com and on her Instagram. Ph...

Things get a lot more than real when we observe them through a magnifying glass. We get to develop more respect, more admiration and love for the smallest things. Silvio Porzionato's art takes the task of magnifying human subjects to another level. He does his figurative paintings on large canvases. Sparkling like a waterfall or a gushing stream, rich and vibrant! It may surprise you to know that these beautiful portrait paintings are actually representations of non-celebrities whom the artist engages in his creative process. Something about the way he lays his brushes on the canvas, can't really say. But you note the magnificence, don't you?

French painter and graffiti artist, Antoine Stevens stuns with his gorgeous figurative paintings. Working with spray cans, brushes, acrylics, he successfully blends urban art with classical. His works are nothing less than an artistic celebration of the strength, the beauty, delicacy and fertility of the feminine. He does it so well too. Poignant emotional states, astonishing earring designs, and energy! This one writes poetry with paints. Photo Credit: Instagram @antoine_stevens

What is popular culture without the camera? Does anyone know? Scrill Davis is one of the bright young stars in the fine business of photography. When your Alma Mater decides to run a two-day documentary on you, you know you have broken through. This is Davis's story. Fact! With his peculiar 35m Sigma lens equipment, Davis produces magnificent images like these: Humans, garbs and backdrops with the look of something more! So again, what's popular culture - the fashion and beauty industry, media and entertainment- without photography? Photo Credit: Instagram @scrilldavis