This issue of Rustlings of the Wind proudly showcases several pieces by German artist Roland Icking.

As you may have noticed, Mr. Icking's work often contains creative variations on reality. His pencil drawing gallery presents impossible but truly imaginative and inquisitive scenes. Each scene presents an odd world and a thoughtful message, both worthy of exploring.

His painting gallery contains anatomical works that often explore perspective and reality distortions. His messages are focused, leaving vague impressions in place of irrelevant details. His flat hands and feet piece completely mesmerizes me.

A native of Borken, West-Germany, Mr. Icking has been studying painting and graphics at the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna since 1999.

If you enjoy Mr. Icking's art as we do, write a response to one of his pieces in our Picture Poetry game.

Also, be sure to visit Roland Icking's on-line gallery at www.roland-icking.net where you will find many, many more paintings, drawings, even some "concept sketches."