OK, this just became my favorite ever celebrity portrait created on an iPad – and that’s saying something because there are some incredible ones out there. But how you can resist this one of Maurice, one of the stars of the new ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ movie (and the previous Rise of the Planet of the Apes)?

This is the work of Michael Acosta, shared to our Google+ iPad Art community – created using the Paper by 53 app and the new Adonit Jot Touch.

It’s been shown that Orangutans are able to get a lot of joy from iPads, so perhaps some of them would enjoy this piece as well. In any case, I love this one.

If you’re up for seeing lots more lovely iPad paintings, check out more of our iPad Art section.

I’m a long-time and big-time admirer of art created on iPads, as many of you will know if you’ve been a reader of iPad Insight for any length of time. So right about now I’m wishing I lived somewhere near Palo Alto, California – so that I could go and enjoy this Mobile Digital Art & Creativity Summit.

It strikes me as both a celebration of the wonderful work done by iPad artists and also a chance for those artists, and aspiring digital artists, to collaborate and learn. That’s just my quick take though – here’s a far better introduction via the organizers of this event:

Three days of FUN, ART and CREATIVITY!
The 3-day weekend kicks off on Friday, August 1st with the Grand Opening of the 2nd Annual Mobile Digital Art Exhibition, displaying the work of over 100 artists and, once again, attracting major media attention.
The Grand Opening is followed by a two-day Summit with a packed program of workshops, seminars and masterclasses attracting artists and educators from across the country.

Silicon Valley’s Creative Hub!
The Exhibition and Summit will be held in the Pacific Art League’s newly renovated historic building at 668 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301.

Even though I can’t go to the event, I can still enjoy some of the beautiful artwork that’s going to be on display – via the gorgeous slideshow of submitted works here. The image at the top of this post is one I’ll call ‘Cellist’ and is the work of Claire Iris Schencke

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This stunning iPad painting of Maleficent is this week’s featured iPad art piece. It’s the work of Google+ member Franziska Nierath, who shared it to our iPad Art Google+ community.

I saw the Maleficent movie just a few weeks ago with my family, and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. It was hard not to love the amazing performance by Angelina Jolie in the title role – and I love this spot-on iPad portrait of the character.

If you’re interested in seeing lots more incredible artwork created on the iPad, check out our iPad Art section.

Today’s featured iPad painting is titled ‘Sanctuary Baby!’ and is the work of Hotel Midnight – who has become one of my most favorite iPad artists. I always find her iPad paintings striking and powerful, and I’ve also come to hugely appreciate the wildly creative inspiration and back stories that accompany the images.

Sanctuary Baby is a perfect example of that sort of combo – here’s the brief description provided by the artist:

Challenge Accepted! You think Schrödinger’s cat had it bad? The for real Pavlov’s dog(s) had it worse. Did we really, really need to know the drool response? Rescue in hand, this dog is now Quasimodo. Your bells offer peace at Notre Dame from now on.

Also, damn that’s a handsome dog. I’d give it sanctuary any day of the week.

To see more of Hotel Midnight’s wonderful artwork, visit her Flickr stream.

And of course you can also see more great iPad art from a number of artists in our own iPad Art section.