Artist of the Day: My Hero!

Today’s art I found incredibly inspiring is fan art of one of my very favorite things: Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli movies! In case you don’t know who that guy is, he’s pretty much my idol. He’s been creating BEAUTIFUL animated movie since years before I was born. He’s incredible talented, and down right adorable. I mean, look at this happy, classy guy.

I’ve been wanting to make a post (or maybe even a video!) about Miyazaki for a long while now. He’s always been my biggest inspiration when it comes to art; be it drawing, designing, or animating, I strive to be as creative as he is when I work.

I’ve seen nearly all of his movies more than once; some I spent a solid 2 or 3 weeks watching every night because I loved them so much. I find all of them fascinating and charming and down-right wonderful, but I’d have to say my favorites are Spirited Away,

Howl’s Moving Castle,

and most of all, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky, and Princess Mononoke are close seconds!

(Who am I kidding, I love them all)

Hayao Miyazaki is truly a creative genius, and my hero. Sadly, he retired this year. (It was a very melancholy day for me indeed!) However, there is a movie in production about his life, and his son, Goro, is already on his way to following in his father’s footsteps! Of the movies he’s directed, I particularly enjoy Tales from Earthsea.

Anyway, I’m always finding beautiful fan art of these enchanting movies, so I thought it only appropriate to share what it is that made me what to be an artist in the first place! I’m unsure of the artist, but these pieces were too beautiful not to share. Enjoy! (and know that I’m obsessing over how dang talented you are, oh wise anonymous artist!)

While it’s very sad that Miyazaki has stopped producing these beautiful movies, I have hope! I believe that even more charming stories and characters will come forth from Studio Ghibli as Miyazaki’s son continues the legacy, bringing life to fantastic worlds, ideas, and art!