What's with the texture craze on redbubble?

[Neil79]

http://www.redbubble.com/people/hampshirelady/art/7613983-grey-heron
http://www.redbubble.com/people/polly470/art/7613876-mr-crickets-private-world
http://www.redbubble.com/people/hybcemoe/art/7611155-season-of-mists
http://www.redbubble.com/people/sanderson/art/7607532-summer-dawn
http://www.redbubble.com/people/jjenney/art/7607761-autumn-canvas

Before anyway shouts i'm not attacking other peoples work, It doesn't appeal to me but what i wonder has anyone else done this sort of work?. Is it some form of new thing like fractilius was?

 

[Neil79]

I find it appealing if it's actually there... not digitally added, eg:

http://porkkala.zenfolio.com/

Nice link, don't like most of those but this one appeals to me
http://porkkala.zenfolio.com/p478690637/h305c0be7#h305c0be7

 

[Neil79]

http://www.redbubble.com/people/hanskawitzki/art/6681415-gully-road-ceres
http://www.redbubble.com/people/southerngal/art/7630016-dragon-dreams
http://www.redbubble.com/people/jjenney/art/7625529-the-dock

Ahh when will it end lol