Our most recent featured artist is Greg Steenbeeke, more commonly known by users of LTLPrints as Orkology. Orkology, a username inspired by Greg’s love of all that is plants, is not surprising being that Greg comes from the bountiful land down unda!

Originally from Sydney, Greg is now currently living in a city in northern New South Wales called Inverell. Greg has lived all over Australia, including Caloundra, a city located on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, where he occasionally had the honor of working with the late but great Crocodile Hunter himself, Steve Irwin.

Greg considers himself to have inherited his interest and talent in photography  from his  father, who introduced him to a way that he could capture the  moment, looking more  closely at the idiosyncrasies, specificities and splendor  in a world that is often  fleeting. Greg’s long affair with photography is not the  only thing working to his  advantage; he is also a trained environmental  scientist with strong background in geology  and ecology. His professional  accomplishments don’t stop there; he is also a certified  botanist, which  explains his expertise in Australian plants. Greg’s professional career as the  environmental manager for the New South Wales government allows him to  combine work with play, and past studies have also led him to extensive travels, which have allowed Greg to expand his collection of photographs to beyond his native country of Australia (check out photos tagged New Zealand).

Although Greg admittedly still enjoys capturing the vivid hues of a colorful sunset, he has gravitated towards photographing orchid imagery. Still allowing him to record all the unique colors of nature, photographing orchids also allows Greg to study the variations and wide diversity of this enormous family of flowers.

For all you camera experts out there, Greg currently swaps between using the 3MP Fuji S5000 and the 10MP Olympus e420 to capture his favorite images. Albeit Greg confesses he cannot choose simply one image out of his extensive collection to favor the most, he has a few that he really enjoys. These images can all be found in the catalogue and include plants, such as Pink Moth Orchids; animals, such as the Red Kangaroo; and scenery, such as the coastal cliffs of Sydney’s North Head.

There is plenty more to come from Greg in the future! He looks forward to soon sharing his more recent works that have been captured with his new high-resolution Olympus camera, which he has shared are his wife’s favorite because of their truly striking detail!

Greg does not have a personal website, but to see more of his work you can visit  Orkology Kreations, Panoramio, or Zip Code Zoo, all of which are sites that Greg is prominently featured. Also, you can visit Greg’s Facebook page at facebook.com/orkology.

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Let’s jump right into my favorite fact about Charles Akins. He rocked the dinosaur fad in the 1990s like nobody’s business. Since I have such a soft spot in my heart for all things early nineties, Charles is without a doubt immediately, the man. A graduate of Georgia State University in Graphic Design, he leans more toward illustration even terming himself a “graphic designistrator”. Charles comes to us from an impressive background creating works for MAD magazine, American Express, Nike, & the U.S. Olympic Committee, amongst many others. He’s now showcasing designs within his partner shop you can check out here!

Mr. Akins grew up in Atlanta, GA with parents who immersed him in art. At the age of 3 he was awed by his father’s representation of “Dick Tracy” via sketch and always took part in creative camps and classes with his mom as he grew older. Charles has always felt drawn to art and creation yet kept himself well rounded with athletics, music, and acting. With a refreshingly positive attitude he continues to push ahead into the creative world and is now bringing his works to Larger Than Life Prints.

Charles is undoubtedly happy to  have found a place to bring his experimental and side projects to the masses. He can now show all of his work to the globe and it is reviving a wide expanse of opportunity for ideas not always used for contract or commission work. We’re delighted to have such a creative, motivated, and genuinely excited person offering their work through LTLPrints.com!!

Charles promises lots and lots of new looks and themes, which he describes as a plethora. Dinosaurs and the use of the word plethora (not to mention his substantial art work) make Charles Akins of HelloWally the perfect featured artist! If you’re interested in checking out more of his work take a look at AkinsStudio.com and Illoguy.com . He can also be reached at CAkins@akinstudio.com .

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Sean Martorana is our featured artist bringing us impressive designs from +HE_S+UDiO. Hailing from Glassboro New Jersey and a graduate of the Art Institute of Philadelphia, Sean has identified as an artist his entire life. While others may express their thought through music or song, Sean finds his release through graphic design.

When asked for his strongest influence he said emotions, whether his or those adsorbed from others, play the biggest role. Sean enjoys creating projects with undertones of spiritual and African art that are entertaining to the eye. He has a deep appreciation for symbolism and wants what he makes to engage the viewer.

A believer that passion drives everything, he enjoys the relationship between the created piece and the viewer. Sean’s favorite pieces at the moment are the Shaman Skull Series because of the use of symbolism, spiritual aspects, and the fact that it’s just a bad ass image. We’re glad to have Sean’s designs at +HE_S+UDiO LTLprints shop. You can find out more about Sean at StudioGraphics.biz or reach him by email at imagine@studiographics.biz.

Can’t wait to see more designs Sean!

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“+HE_S+UDiO is a creative design/ marketing and communications company made up of artistic, free minded individuals who exhibit extreme pride and passion in their designated fields. We use this passion to create meaningful works of art, powerful designs and creative products. …Our talents are captured through marketing and advertising graphics, photography, fine art, illustration, merchandise and multimedia forms such as film, websites and email marketing publications.”

And now some of the designs produced by  +HE_S+UDiO are available as Larger Than Life prints.  Whether you are looking for the “Bluebird” of Happiness to brighten your wall. 

A “Shaman” to watch over your room. 

Or a “break dancer” to inspire your best moves.   

+HE_S+UDiO designs are unique just like the Larger Than Life prints that you can turn them into.  So come check out +HE_S+UDiO designs and all of the other amazing creations in the Larger Than Life prints catalog!

Have interesting designs, photographs, paintings, etc?  Consider opening your own Custom Shop in the Larger Than Life prints catalog! Click here for more info on our Custom Shops. Or interested in being a Larger Than Life prints partner?  We can feature your company and designs in our catalog, just like +HE_S+UDiO and we offer our Affiliate program so you can offer your customers more choices when ordering your designs!

(This post brought to you by Gloria Bell on behalf of Larger Than Life prints.  Any questions can be directed to gloria@ltlprints.com)

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