Make Sure to Capture My Best Side
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The complex curvature of the human face is hard to replicate in LEGO, but builder Y. Muto manages to capture the simple elegance of the shape in this classic silhouette.
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Groucho
/Yeah, this is gonna be another "back in my day" post. When I was a kid we only had four channels, and on Saturday morning it was our time. We watched classic WB cartoons, Tom & Jerry, Land of the Lost and the usual stuff. But in the afternoon things shifted to film festival time. And while the movie was hit and miss, you could always depend on some Three Stooges or Marx Brothers to be mixed in (as well as Popeye, ugh). So I grew up watching this man and his brothers, maybe not getting the humor as much as a good whack to the head with a hammer, but still enjoying it more than Popeye. This portrait in the style of Powerpig's Brick Sketches is by builder Paddy Bricksplitter, and he totally nailed it.
Cheeky Mouse
/Here's a simple yet effective MOC by blackzack00. Being a character aficionado I really love when a builder can convey personality with a simple build and effective presentation, this is a perfect example. The color in the ears is a bit blocky, but it sort of adds to the charm.
Monet painted his garden many times, exploring changes in color and time of day. Meredith Najewicz follows his lead, rebuilding the LEGO Art Water Lilies set with a darker palette and some creative part substitutions to cast the lilies in a different light.