favorite paintings of 2012

lisa tubach....see the original post here.
lauren luloff...see the original post here.
krista harris...see the original post here.

see this post which explains what favorites week is all about...

tomorrow...the end of favorites week, the end of the year, a surprise ending and a new beginning...

favorite drawings/works on paper of 2012

kerry vandermeer...see the original post here.
emily wilson...see the original post here.
youngmi song organ...see the original post here.

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monday...favorite paintings of 2012.

favorite sculpture/installation work of 2012

tamara zahaykevich...see the original post here.
wim delvoye...see the original post here.
daniel weiner...see the original post here.

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tomorrow...favorite drawings and works on paper of 2012.

favorite craft based work of 2012

rebecca ringquist...see the original post here.
lauren dicioccio...see the original post here.
rebecca manson...see the original post here.

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tomorrow...favorite sculpture and installation work of 2012.

favorite collage work of 2012

kelly o'brien...see the original post here.
yamini nayer...see the original post here.
elizabeth nagle...see the original post here.

the week between Christmas and New Years is a time of reflection on the past and hoping the dreams of the present become the reality of the future. so in light of this, i went back through this year's posts and managed to choose three favorites in five categories that will be featured in the next five posts. i post work i love on this blog and to choose the love of the loves was not an easy task! the work made it to favorites week if i found myself drawn to look at it repeatedly, if it moved me enough to stay with me for a period of time and if it inspired me to try something new in the studio. i hope revisiting some of my favorite posts of the year prompt you to rediscover one of your favorites or discover something inspiring that you may have missed the first time around. either way, enjoy and have a great week!!

tomorrow: Merry Christmas!!

hannelore baron

untitled, 1982, mixed media collage, 9x12, untitled, 1978, mixed media collage, 10.5x8.5, untitled, 1984, mixed media collage, 8x9

lovely tea-stain colored marks...see more here.

huguette caland

back from lebanon, 2011, ink, watercolor pens, acrylic on canvas, 58.5x46, boat race on the potomac, 2011, mixed media on canvas, 65x165, out of venice, 2011, ink, watercolor pens, acrylic on canvas, 58.5x46

i would love to see these as woven textiles...see more here.

sabine tress

freedom, 2011, acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 140x150cm, abracadabra, 2012, acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 150x150cm, intertwined, 2012, acrylic, spray paint on canvas, 150x150cm

light and free...see more here.

juan gatti

ciencias naturales series

this series is a result of a collaboration between the artist and film director, pedro almodovar...see more here.

crystal neubauer

i'll take you there, 2010, collage, ink, graphite, pastel, 21x21x2, untitled, 2011, collage, I, 2011, collage, 21x21x2

i love it when i see collage done well...composition, thought, purpose...see more here.

celia gray

swell, 2010, paper, graphite, oil , beeswax on wood, 24x20, silver swim, 2010, paper, ink, watercolor, oil, beeswax on wood, 36x30, hold and float, 2010, paper, ink, watercolor, oil, beeswax on wood, 24x20

moments of quiet solitude...see more here.

Graham McArthur

i wake to sleep, 2011, mixed media on paper, i thought i did, but i didn't, redressed, 2011, acrylic, gesso, pencil on paper, 31x48cm, shut up and listen to me, 2011, gesso, acrylic, gouache, varnish, pencil on paper,  16.5x28.5cm

i must learn calligraphy...see more here.

joseph winkler

o.T., 2011, acrylic on wood, 50x50cm, o.T., 2012, acrylic on wood, o.T., 2012, acrylic on wood

lovely marks and squishy paint....see more here.

Bahdeebahdu

steer it up, mixed media sculptural lighting, y be blue, mixed media sculptural lighting, skate away, mixed media sculptural lighting

i was in a restaurant a long time ago when i first saw this work. a few years later i accidentally walked into their closed studio space when i was looking for a friend. even though they're studio was closed to the public, they were very friendly and i was so happy that i had finally found the artists who created such amazing sculptural, yet functional, lighting...see more here.

teresa booth brown

wyoming #29, 2010, oil and collage on paper, 11x30, wyoming #10, 2010, oil and collage on paper, 11x30, wyoming #4, 2010, oil and collage on paper, 11x30

fragmented fragments...see more here.

joan davis

ethereal garden, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 32x32, timeless imprint, 2006, mixed media on canvas, 61x61, sunset garden, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 32x32

art can simply just make you happy...see more here.

Jeong Eun Lee

msg party, 2011, oil, enamel on canvas, 95x65, cupcake, 2011, oil, enamel on canvas, 30x30, metabolism, 2011, oil, enamel on canvas, 23x17

slippery, drippery drops of color...see more here.