loic lucas

sans titre (untitled), 2009, acrylic on paper, 66x102cm, sans titre (untitled), 2010, acrylic on paper, 76.5x57cm, sans titre (untitled), 2009, acrylic on paper, 48x36.5cm, sans titre (untitled), 2010, acrylic on paper, 75x105.5cm

awesome detail! i must see these in person someday...see more here and actually page through the complete show catalog here.

eugene andolsek

untitled (347), n.d., ink on graph paper, 16 x 20, untitled (354C), n.d., ink on graph paper, 12 x 17, untitled (294), n.d., ink on graph paper, 16 x 16

i love this work for the powerful use of the grid, the bright colors and repetitive qualities. but what most intrigues me about this work is the story of the artist and why/how he created these pieces.

for fifty years eugene andolsek had a secret life creating drawings with vibrant colors and linear complexity in his free time. working at his kitchen table on graph paper with compass and straight edge he laid out black lines and geometries filling in spaces with colored inks mixed with eye droppers to achieve dazzling compositions....

surprising the pictures were never displayed on his walls nor exhibited. once completed the pictures held no interest for eugene and were put in the closet or a trunk. in fact eugene did not think of himself as an artist nor see any value in what he created beyond the desire to draw them each evening. his drawings gave him a means to cope with his insecurities and dislike for his job as a stenographer for the rock island railroad. concentrating on the the intricacies of each drawing would release him from worries and make his humble surroundings disappear as he withdrew into his self made world of dazzling colors and the space he created on graph paper...

see the entire biography here and more work here.

raw art: lubos plny

sorry, no info on this one, Mors Centralis (Garden Spring), 2002, Mixed media/paper, 35.75 x 26, Pelvis, 2008, Mixed media/paper, 32.5 x 23.5, sorry, no info on this one

free, loose, highly detailed and wonderful worlds...see more here and here.

kim abraham

large flock of birds, oil on paper, 12x30, treetops, oil on paper, 12x30, its here somewhere, oil on canvas, 14x45

i feel like i've been to all of these places, but didn't take the time to enjoy the simple beauty of the landscape, these paintings break things down to help me appreciate what i missed...see more here.

anne cavanaugh

Eight, dried hydrangea leaves, flowers, seeds, stems, encaustic on wood panel, 18 x 18, Hypnos, poppy seeds, thread, encaustic on wood panel, 12 x 12, Box Around, dried box leaves, holly berries, encaustic on wood panel, 10 x 10

seeds-the simplest and smallest of things, insignificant, overlooked becomes magnificent, even magical under the mysterious layers of encaustic...see more here.

sunday church drawing

tracy spadafora

untitled-3, 2007, mixed media encaustic on braced luan, 8x8, untitled (flowers), 2003, mixed media encaustic on braced luan, 20x20, migration, 2009, mixed media encaustic on braced luan, 42x48

i'm a huge fan of her work even before i started working in encaustic. her reference to maps, landscape and narrative symbolism has me consistently seeking her work for inspiration...see more here.

juan hinojosa

037-buffy vuitton, 2010, ink, tape, metro card, large stickers, vinyl and stolen objects on paper, 23x34, 030, 2009, ink, tape, metro card and found objects on paper, 12x9, 031, 2009, ink tape, metro card and found objects on paper, 12x9, 032-spiderlucas, 2010, ink, tape, metro card, large stickers, vinyl and stolen objects on paper, 20x26

candy wrappers looking cool...see more here.

susan j thompson

Ground Tactics, 2008-09, encaustic, collage, oil, 8 x 8, Floes Under Our Feet, 2008-09, encaustic, oil, 8 x 8, Three Sided Circles, 2009, encaustic monotype, encaustic, oil, collage, 20 x 20

loving the lines...see more here.

sasanqua link

Abdominal Stele, 2006, wood, tile, beeswax, pigment, bronze, nickel silver, enamel paint, stainless steel, 71 x 23 x 29, Relic Object #32006, palm, nickel silver, beeswax, pigment, 5 x 3.25 x 1, Relic Object #42006, knuckle, nickel silver, beeswax, pigment, 4.5 x 3 x 1

i saw this artist's work while attending the recent encaustic conference at montserrat college in beverly, ma, where her work was featured in the main gallery. i love the way that she uses the wax, the color, translucence and textural subtleties one can only see from getting very close to the work. i was also drawn to her use of other materials and her construction of intriguing, slightly disturbing, yet alluring sculpture with excellent craftsmanship...see more here.