Welcome to our sixth 12 months of free and festive telephone and laptop backgrounds created by Los Angeles artists. This 12 months our designs have been created by individuals who have been not directly impacted by the fires in Altadena or the Pacific Palisades. For our loyal print subscribers (thanks!), the Dec. 7 problem of the Los Angeles Occasions may have these designs as prints you should use as wrapping paper. In the event you’re native however not a subscriber, go in quest of a replica. The grocery retailer is an efficient place to examine.
Obtain your favourite designs under and be taught a bit extra in regards to the artists and what they love about their L.A. communities.
Discover previous variations of the undertaking (and plenty extra free backgrounds) at these hyperlinks: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Jess Miller
Jess Miller is a Los Angeles-born and -raised illustrator, designer and content material creator celebrated for her vibrant hand lettering, whimsical characters and daring floor sample designs. Her paintings seems throughout a variety of merchandise, from planners and telephone instances to rugs, greeting playing cards and attire, bringing her signature mixture of colour and pleasure to on a regular basis life.
On neighborhood in L.A.: “Rooted in storytelling and playful element, my work is deeply impressed by the crops, wildlife, and on a regular basis magic of Los Angeles. Whether or not it’s the chatter of untamed parrots within the timber or the golden glow of citrus groves at sundown, I discover limitless inspiration within the pure great thing about my metropolis.”
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Austin Scott
Austin Scott is a visible artist, movie editor and director based mostly in Altadena who has gained renown post-Eaton hearth by his large-scale public murals and black-and-white coloring-book type. From his joyful depiction of companies misplaced within the blaze at Unincorporated Espresso Roasters, to a 30-foot-tall peacock inspiring children to “dream larger” at Alma Fuerte Public Constitution College, Scott is devoted to bringing smiles to folks’s faces within the hardest of instances by his artwork.
On neighborhood in L.A.: “In Altadena, neighborhood, creativity and variety come collectively to create an incomparable synergy of vibrations that it’s important to be right here to imagine. Though our city has been by the worst factor possible this 12 months, the power and connectivity of the folks listed here are unmatched, and indicative of what’s going to little doubt be a collective rise from the ashes.”
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Julia Wolinsky
Julia Wolinsky is an illustrator and designer from Pacific Palisades whose vibrant, hyperrealistic watercolor drawings discover how reminiscence and emotion reside inside on a regular basis moments. Rooted in her household’s custom of expressing love by meals, her work celebrates magnificence, element and the unseen tales inside acquainted topics. Along with her food-centered items, she creates portraits of individuals, botanicals and depictions of on a regular basis objects that mirror shared histories, rituals and the shifting nature of up to date life.
After dropping her childhood dwelling within the Palisades hearth, Wolinsky started illustrating her hometown as a option to course of loss and rediscover belonging by artwork. Her work has been exhibited on the Model Library in Glendale, the Korean Cultural Middle in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Worldwide Airport, and has been printed by the Los Angeles Division of Cultural Affairs.
On neighborhood in L.A.: “I grew up in Pacific Palisades and my husband grew up in Altadena. In a matter of hours we misplaced each of our hometowns. I obtained to know Altadena by him and visiting his household there. The Palisades was at all times a spot I’d usually return to and reminisce about what it was like rising up there. One factor I miss about each locations is that they have their very own small-town really feel and distinctive character. You simply can’t simply re-create the sensation that you just obtained being there. I needed these patterns to seize their particular person and distinctive personalities and remind me of the landmarks that I bear in mind most from being there.”
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Keiji Ishida
Keiji Ishida is an artist and a graphic designer at present residing in Joshua Tree. He makes use of repeated characters and motifs that always discover their manner by numerous mediums. His course of is design-oriented whereas revealing the imperfections and efforts of the handmade.
On neighborhood in L.A.: “I grew up in Los Angeles, and the town’s wealthy range, unbelievable meals, distinctive structure and landscapes, and robust sense of neighborhood proceed to encourage me. L.A. stays considered one of my favourite locations and a recurring theme all through my work.”
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Meagan Boyd
Meagan Boyd is a Southern California–based mostly artist and poet whose work blends ritual, ancestral reminiscence and celestial symbolism into luminous visible poems. Via handmade pigments, intuitive course of and mythic storytelling, her work honor the interconnectedness of all beings and the sacred nature of on a regular basis life.
On neighborhood in L.A.: “I reside in Altadena, a tight-knit and resilient neighborhood that got here along with a lot tenderness and power throughout and after the Eaton hearth. I really like how our neighborhood continues to guard its pure magnificence and deep sense of belonging, decided to take care of its appeal and take care of each other by every little thing.”
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Lili Todd
Lili Todd is an L.A.-raised illustrator and ceramic artist based mostly in Yucca Valley whose work displays her inherently optimistic spirit and curiosity in folks artwork, conventional craft and risograph printing.
On neighborhood in L.A.: “The Los Angeles artwork neighborhood is what formed me as an individual and fairly actually raised me. Having inventive areas so available throughout the town, together with the Artistic Arts Group pottery studio in Sierra Madre, Large Robotic gallery on Sawtelle and Remainders Artistic Reuse retailer in Pasadena (to call a number of), is a very magical expertise that I shall be endlessly grateful for. Thanks to all of the small companies that make up L.A. — a metropolis like no different.”
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Srimoyee Acharya
Srimoyee Acharya is an Altadena-based artist whose work options whimsical designs showcasing nature, yard wildlife, and pets. Her illustrated items model, Srimoyee Handmade, helps animal rescue teams, and she or he has donated almost $15,000 since beginning her enterprise.
On neighborhood in L.A.: “What I miss most about Altadena is how a lot my neighborhood beloved and cared for native crops and wildlife. Neighbors put up ‘peacock crossing’ indicators at intersections to guard the flock of almost 40 peacocks that lived down the road (this flock continues to be residing and thriving!), and lots of gardens have been crammed with native crops and flowers.”
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