And you thought losing a couple pounds was a tough New Year’s resolution. Pixar animator Everett Downing vowed to draw a superhero (or supervillain) every day to loosen up his art style and keep his creativity limber. The project has spanned three years now, but he’s getting close to finishing. As of today, he has 76 to go!

Check out Downing’s project here: 365 Supers

Read a recent Wired interview with Downing: “Pixar Animator Dreams Up a New Superhero — For Each Day of the Year,” by Joseph Flaherty (12/29/12)

“Nimbus II” by artist Berndnaut Smilde, who has perfected the art of generating clouds and using backlighting to change their colors and shadows.

Airplane Lavatory Self-Portraits in the Flemish Style

Nina Katchadourian 

While in the lavatory on a domestic flight in March 2010, I spontaneously put a tissue paper toilet cover seat cover over my head and took a picture in the mirror. The image evoked 15th-century Flemish portraiture. I decided to add more images made in this mode and planned to take advantage of a long-haul flight from San Francisco to Auckland, guessing that there were likely to be long periods of time when no one was using the lavatory on the 14-hour flight. I made several forays to the bathroom from my aisle seat, and by the time we landed I had a large group of new photographs entitled Lavatory Self-Portraits in the Flemish Style.

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Working in Space by V. Bétoulaud.

A set of 10 illustrations showing European space activities

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These animals make art. 

In “Savage,” Zoo Miami Animals Create Unique Paintings In Exhibit Benefiting Conservation

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a child’s bookshelf (via Garden & Gun | Southern in the City | Dispatches from the Big Apple by Jessica Mischner)

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