I must confess to feeling a little smug recently when my six-year-old informed me that what he really wanted to do in the holidays was go and see the Picasso exhibition. However, it’s also true that any emerging interest he has in art has been developed through school, and not my own meagre efforts! Get your kids interested in contemporary art from the cradle with today’s Prizeapalooza offering.
Artbuds, an online gallery and shop which sources contemporary art just for kids from artists worldwide, is offering today’s winner a choice of either of the two prints seen here, from American artist Charlie Immer. The two prints are Shape Fitter (below, left) and Pool Guy (below, right). The prize is valued at $180 and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. These are limited edition prints, with only fifty available worldwide, exclusively through Art Buds. The soothing colours and whimsical characters in these pieces make them a classic addition to the room of any young art afficionado.
To enter leave a comment below with your full name in the Post a Comment section, telling us your favourite two artists featured by Art Buds, and which of these two Charlie Immer prints you would snap up if you were the winner. You have seven days and entries close midnight 9 February 2012.
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I really like Charlie Immer and Lily Blue and I would love the pool guy picture for my princess. She loves drawing and painting! Thank you.
Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor are my 2 favourite artists on Artbuds although they are all amazing! So glad to have found this site.
Both art pieces are great but of the 2 I would love to have the shape shifter piece for my 8 month old as that is one of her favourite toys.
What a fantastic website with such inspiring and beautiful art. The artwork is gorgeous and they even donate 10% of their sales to “Paint a Future Foundation”. Lilly Blue and Charlie Immer are my favourite artists on the site. I would choose the Shape Shifter for my sons room (though what a hard choice).
I loved them all but my favourite artists are Charlie Immer and Foi Jimenez Jurado. If I am the winner I would snap up “Shape Shifter” – it is fantastic!!
Dan May for the gorgeous dream like qualities and Nathan Spoor for the dare to dream focus.
I think shape fitter is the preferred option, but it was a tough decision.
never seen these before, love the intriguing/curiosity nature of the pics. Could definately evoke a love of art in the young.
Does anyone else look at Foi Jimenez Jurado’s work and start singing 1,2,3,4,5…6,7,8,9,10..11,12? Funky! Nathan Spoor is up there as well. Little’s finger went straight to ‘Pool Guy’ (tars tars) when I showed her the page.
This is marvelous. I love the work of Brian Robertson and Charlie Immer. Given the opportunity i would snap up ‘Shape Shifter’ for our darling minkey – What a sense of whimsy.
My fav artists would be Nathan Spoor and Lilly Blue, however all the art is beautiful.
Nathan Spoor & Foi Jimenez Jurado would be my faves – love the imagination in theirs work! I would choose Pool Guy, my Bridie like it – she thinks they’re birdies! lol
My toddler had a look through and she was taken with Nathan Spoor and Charlie Immer. Being such a water baby we’d have to pick the Pool Guy!
Well first there’s Charlie Immer by a mile, then Nathan Spoor’s colours come in second. As for the choice of these two great magic works, its the yellow and pink, Shape Shifter which commanded respect when view by my little person.
Charlie Immer & Nathan Spoor are our two favs, and being a typical boy who loves water we’d have to pick the pool guy
I would have to say both Brian Robertson and Nathan Spoor would be my favourites for evoking such imagery that could certainly encourage magical thoughts and dreams. I like Pool Guy, remains us of the Ocean and how fun water can be.
Charlie Immer & Nathan Spoor outshine at me on the Art Buds website! But how fun is the Pool Guy picture! the colours would tie in perfect in my daughters room.
I would choose the Pool Guy from the Charlie Immer prints and then I would also love Bwana Spoons and Nathan Spoor’s work to adorn our walls.
Wow – Lovely artworks! I like Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor’s works. Of the two prints we would choose Pool Guy for my little one’s love of the pool and stars!
Charlie Immer and Lily Blue for sure with the shape shifter piece!
My favourites would be Nathan Spoor with all that details the pictures are beautiful. My other would be Lily Blue.
My little mermaid with hair ohso green
Would adore the Pool Guy print
She loves to climb ladders and leap into pools too…..
I love Dan May’s work the best, so sweet and trancelike, you could make up so many stories to fit the picture, just perfect for stoking those young imaginations!
Charlie Immer and Dan May are my favourite artists. I love Shape Fitter. It reminds me so much of my childhood, the object captured is so innocent yet the colours evoke something much deeper. Love it!
I love the mirrored dimension designs of Foi Jimenez Jurado, reminds me of work I did through high school. My other fav is a tough choice between Charlie Immer & Nathan Spoor. Nathan’s work is almost like you can jump into a fantasy world. Out of the 2 from Charlie’s collection, I would have to pick Pool Guy.
Bwana Spoons is so creative and inspirational! I’d pick the Shape Shifter as my little one is so into sorting shapes and learning all about squares, triangles and circles!
For complete inspiration you can’t go past Charlie Immer and for simplicity but sophistication Dan May. I love Lemmon Juicer and Jelly Horse is they reminds me of my daughter – can be a sour like a lemon and also as sweet as a jellybean!
I love Dan May and Nathan Spoor. The print I would gratefully take is: Pool Guy.
Many thanks.
Nathan Spoor with his whimsical mary poppin like paintings and Bwana Spoon’s layered effects. Charlie Immer Shape Fitter is the pick, quirky and with some underlying contemporary art meaning that my kids will surely interpret for me.
Charlie Immer and Lily Blue are my two favourites. Awesome designs.
We love the artwork of Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor. The pool guy is impressive; perhaps they could change the name to “The Daydreamer” the artwork takes you to another place, perfect for the creative mind. This piece of art would inspire my little girl every day!
I love Charlie Immer’s Pool Guy & Nathan Spoor’s Full Moon: Clearing.
Foi Jimenez Jurado’s artwork is simply out of this world with modern and a contemporary vibe so different fromyour atypical children’s artwork. Pool Guy is fun, picturesque and will have my baby boy staring at it for ages!
Of course it’s Charlie Immer! Pool Guy is just lovely, so sweet and whimsical.
Lilly Blue and Charlie Immer are my favourites and would look stunning on my nursery wall for my daughter to admire. She loves to draw and this would inspire her even more. I like “Shape Fitter” as these are my daughter’s favourite toys and this is sure to get a giggle from her.
Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor’s pictures just take you away to another place. We would love to have ‘Shape Fitter’ to visit when we do our many turns around the house, rocking, singing and looking.
I absolutely adore the wit in Charlie’s prints! Our son would get immense joy out of discovering each and every cheeky little character in Pool Guy, as they take full advantage of another critters blissful slumber! There is so much for our lad to learn, explore and observe in such amazingly intricate artwork. I also love the work of Foi Jimenez Jurado, her bold designs are striking and beautiful.
Nathan Spoor and Charlie Immer’s amazingly creative artworks would inspire my children to invent endless stories about each beautiful picture.
The colourful “Pool Guy” print would be my choice as both of my girls adore swimming, plus it’s super-cute! :)
Loving Nathan Spoor & Charlie Immer. Their artwork is great! So different from most of the art out there for children. I would choose ‘Gatherer’ & ‘Shape Fitter’ for my little girl’s room.
Just love Charlie Immer and Lily Blue. I would love to win Charlie’s pool guy print for my Charlie’s nursery, it is absolutely adorable.
Fabulous, magical art! Bwana Spoons and Nathan Spoor get my vote and I also love the Pool Guy – swimming in a glass marble with lots of little round friends – it’s like something out of a Roald Dahl book!
Having browsed the website for at least an hour now I would say Dan May and Charlie Immer would be my favorite. Even my daughter was enjoying looking at the beautiful artwork. If we were to win this prize I would say that we would choose Pool Guy as its bright and fun but you could lose yourself in it for hours finding new things in amongst the art.
When I first lay eyes on the works of Charlie Immer, all I could think of was…… this is what cosy dreams are made of……..
Ooooohhhh difficult decision…..Bwana Spoons and Charlie Immer I believe did catch my eye that little bit more…..Definately The Pool Guy…..I think that was one of my favourites out of them all.
Nathan Spore and a Foi Jimenez Jurado are my favourites, love their work also love The Pool Guy.
For whimsical art the stimulates a child’s imagination and add character to any kiddy’s bedroom, I love Lili Blue and Charles Immer and yes, Shape Shifter would shift us to a new dimension!
Foi Jimenez Jurado & Nathan Spoor
2 artists whose work we adore
Harmonic Cosmos for all it’s worth
and the Greatest Show on Earth
Love Charlie Immer and Lilly Blue! And would adore having The Pool Guy in our house – beautiful art might just be the motivation I need to properly decorate my little one’s room!
DAN MAY IS AWESOME, AS IS CHARLIE IMMER. BUGGER THE KIDS, THE POOL GUY IS GOING IN MY ROOM. IS IT ME OR IS THE SHAPESHIFTER A TINY BIT FREAKY?
Hi everyone, this is Anna from ArtBuds. I just wanted to say thanks for all your great comments about our amazing artists. Feel free to contact me about anything! Cheers
My two favourite artists are Charlie Immer & Foi Jimenez Jurado. I really love the whimsical nature of Immer’s prints – no doubt they inspire the imagination of children & evoke all kinds of fantastical stories to animate the images. Beautiful. My little water baby would love “Pool Guy”.
My favourite two artists from ArtBuds would be Nathan Spoor and Bwana Spoons, I love the different things that inspire these artists. I’d like to snap the Shape Shifter print, as it’s a happy and quirky, just like my baby!
pool guy and gatherer are adorable
my fav artists are charlie immer and bowana
Our little fellow loves playing with his shapes so I’d choose the Shape Fitter.
Lilly Blue and Nathan Spoor are great but I’d definately love the Shape Sorter by Charlie Immer!
Charlie Immer and Nathan Moor both really strike a chord with me. I adore their art!
Pool guy, shape fitter and gatherer by Charlie Immer would looks stunning in my daughters shared bedroom. I ‘think’ the ONE I would choose is Gatherer..but I adore the others too!!
Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor are my picks. Such whimsy in Immer’s work and those umbrellas in Spoor’s pieces are lovely. My boy would love the Shape Fitter – it’s one of his favourite toys at the moment.
Fav artists would be Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor. I actually love both the paintings above, but if I had to choose, I would go with Shape Fitter for the nursery
Loved the work by Foi Jimenez Jurado and Nathan Spoor and I think That ‘Pool Guy’ would look brilliant in my daughter’s room.
Great artwork. Really liked Dan May and Nathan Spoor pic. Of the Charlie Zimmer pictures I thought Pool Guy and Shape Fitter were great.
My Fav artist are Nathan Spoor and Dan May as their pictures are both magical and make me want to close my eyes and dream. The shape shifter makes us laugh so we all picked that and the spot in the boys room already!! See I already am dreaming!
Bwanna Spoons reminds me of Little Golden books on acid and Foi Jimenez Jorado (wouldn’t make it to the kids rooms). Love the Shape Fitter because its so crazy.
I really like Bwana Spoons and Dan May. I think both their drawings have a magically dream like quality. I love the Pool Guy cause it’s so colourful in a muted way.
i love them all but the Jelly Horse by Charlie Shimmer is my choice of course. Put together with Bwanas Spoons and think of the joy in our kiddies room!
Charlie Immer and Foi Jiminez Jurado, absolutely stunning and both are stimulating the imagination
Pool guy would look great in our bathroom! A funky water themed painting.
Nathan Spoor and Dan May are amazing too. Well done providing art for kids with taste.
Faves would have to be Lily Blue and Charlie Immer, and of course I’ve always dreamed of having a gorgeous ‘Pool Guy’ in my house!
Lilly Blue and Charlie Immer are my favs! Love their whimsical nature. Pool Guy would be my choice – love the colours and feeling of fun!
I really like Nathan Spoor’s dreamy, fantastical pictures and Lilly Blue’s whimsical style.
If I’m a winner I’d choose Charlie Immer’s Pool Guy picture. It’s a happy picture, the swimmers look like they’re having a lot of fun.
My budding artist would love them all to decorate her bedroom wall. Artists Charlie Immer and Lilly Blue are my favourite two. I just love ‘Pool Guy’ and would snap this up in the blink of an eye.
ArtBuds have some amazing artwork on their site! Nathan Spoor’s Umbrella series and the childlike innocence of Lilly Blue’s work would make them my favourites!
Shape fitter is so much fun, and I would love to have it on the wall and start to teach my son different colours and shapes.
Nathan Spoor (reminds me of the Beatles yellow submarine) and Charlie Immer would be my fav picks.
If I won I’d be shopping for the Charlie Immer Pool Guy and Greatest Show on Earth by Nathan Spoor (I think the kids would enjoy finding objects in the picture in this piece).
Charlie Immer & Nathan Spoor are my two favourite artists on Artbuds, both so original, whimsical and different from other children’s artwork. For my baby boy, I would love the Pool Guy.
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S=Safe in my choice of Charlie Immer and Lily Blue. I would choose “Pool Guy”
Cahra Swarris.
Charlie Immer and Lilly Blue are the two artists I like the most on Artbuds. Pool guy would be my choice!
Beautiful art! Fave two artists are Lilly Blue and Charlie Immer. I would choose the “Pool Guy” print
new theme for a new baby – new love of a previously unknown (to me) artist – I love Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor – there use of colour and more importantly not to much colour, and beautiful shapes, I LOVE the shape sorter by Charlie Immer but i also ADORE Nathan spoor’s Greatest show on earth, and your every wish is my command – such fun to look at and discover within
Charlie Immer’s work is just amazing. I also really like the work of Brian Robertson.
My daughter says if we win she wants Lemon Juicer because she can juice lemons and her little brother would love Pool Guy because he went to the pool at the weekend.
I just adore Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor. Amazing! I like the Pool Guy. Those circles look good enough to eat, like Smarties with faces.
Charlie Immer, those 2 pictures are amazing, so many things in them, very intriguing.
Lily Blue and charlie Immer – Shape Fitter reminds me of a fantastic tupperware toy I had as a child!
Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor – hard to choose from so many great artists but these two would have to be my favourites.
As for the print – Pool Guy would fit that pastel theme in my baby girl’s room perfectly. It’s a stunning, interesting, beautiful picture!
Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor take you into their imagination and its a wonderful journey. If I won I would LOVE to take home Lemon Juicer and Pool Guy!
My two favourite artists featured by Art Buds are Brian Robertson and Foi Jimenez Jurado. I would snap up Pool Guy if I was the winner.
Charlie Immer and Dan May. Pool Guy is my fave print
Lily Blue has the most fantastic name for an artist and the ship graphic on the homepage of her magazine won me and my little boy over. Second favourite is the featured artist Charlie Immer, I would choose his ‘pool guy’ print – it looks like a pool party for pastel coloured gum balls – too much fun!
charlie immer pool guy xxx
Nathan Spoor and Charlie Immer for me. Shape fitter is my favourite.
Without a doubt Brian Robertson and Charlie Immer are my favourites … i love the quirkiness of Mr Immers pieces. If i had to pick from the two of Mr Immers works available i would choose shape fitter … as it reminds me of the classic childhood shape sorter toys!!
Oh I love Foi’s work… and Dan May’s work is just dreamy. And I would have to choose “Pool Guy”. Reminds me of sun kissed days, and gumballs! Who would want to drift off dreaming of days like that!
New bub on the way and dont know the sex and looking for the perfect artwork! I love Nathan Spoors work, can imagine those works conjuring up many beautiful dreams. And how could anyone go past Charlie Immer. Hard choice but would pick Pool Guy – love the water theme.
Nathan Spoor and Dan May are my favourites. With Nathan Spoor the umbrellas remind me of Mary Poppins, my 3 yr olds favourite movie. Also like the simplicity of his work.
With Dan May, his work is very dreamlike as it states. The creature in Stolen Moment looks so sweet, just want to give it a hug.
If I was to win, I would pick Pool Guy. Love the colours used and how the little creatures have a little door to escape if they want to venture outside the dome.
Annalisa Kristof
Charlie Immer for the imagination and Dan May for the creative ability. Both fantastic artists! and I’d go with pool guy as my little guy absolutely loves swimming :)
Nathan Spoor and Lilly Blue are fabulous artists, the pool guy would be my pick for my little water baby!
My favourite artists would have to be Charlie Immer and Nathan Spoor. I love the cheerful quirkiness of Immer’s designs, especially Shape Fitter…I can just see my son and I making up stories about it.
They are all great!
My favourite artist from the site would have to be Nathan Spoor. I love the colours he uses, and the calmness that his work radiates.
My little man loves the water, so we’d have to go with ‘Pool Guy’ if we won. :)