Friday, October 16, 2009

nils udo





Winter Nest, 1996, snowballs dyed with guelder rose berry juice, Upper Bavaria, summer in the park, 1999, Junipers, sorb, branches of hazel tree, wickers, Aachen, Germany, untitled, 1993, sunflower head with seeds removed; guelder rose berries, bishop’s mitre; seeds of bishop’s mitre afloat on a stream, Danube marshlands, Bavaria, River Altar, 1980, floating raft of ash and hazel branches, clematis, dandelions--Priental, Bavaria, Robinia Leaf Swing, 1992, robinia leaf halved, ash twigs, Valle de Sella, Italy, Root-Sculpture, 1995, Mexico City

i love andy goldsworthy, but this guy's been around longer and i've never even heard of him!...his work is everywhere online, but here and here (go to this site to read about how the works were created) are good places to start.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

patricia carrigan



St. Bridget's Well II, oil on canvas, 30 x 48, January (young year), 2009, oil on canvas, 36 x 36, Magpies, oil on canvas, 30 x 30, Ballyglass IV, oil on paper, 30 x 30, St. Bridget's Well I, oil on canvas, 30 x 48

this work has such awesome texture and depth i would love to see it in person...see more here.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Emily Stewart






Memory Map of Weybridge, 2004, dyed and discharged fabrics, hand embroidery, 28 x 38, Memory Map of Tower A219, 2004, dyed and discharged fabrics, hand embroidery, 28 x 38, Morning Ride, 2004, dyed and discharged fabrics, hand embroidery, 20 x 90, Memory Map of Joe’s Pond, 2004, dyed and discharged fabrics, hand embroidery, 28 x 38, home blueprint I 1978-1993, 2004, dyed and discharged fabrics, hand embroidery

drawing, stitch, fabric, thread, maps, memories...the stuff of great art...see more here.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Dominic Couturier




archeological future, Oil, gesso, tar, collage & mixed medium on board, 48x72, lineire, Oil, gesso, tar, collage & mixed medium on board, 48x64, krone I, Oil, gesso, tar, alkyd &shellac, tile on canvas, 36x48, krone II, Oil, gesso, tar, alkyd &shellac, tile on canvas, 48x48, sans-titre, Oil, gesso, tar, alkyd &shellac, tile on canvas, 36x48, a.h.h., Oil, gesso, tar, alkyd &shellac, tile on canvas, 72x72

loving the texture, depth, everything...i want to use tar in my work!...see more here.

Monday, October 12, 2009

alice burton





gull lake, mixed media on canvas, 44x44, storm warning, mixed media on canvas, 53x70, march, mixed media on canvas, 36x36, red, mixed media on canvas, 48x48, kawartha, mixed media on canvas, 44x44

bright, sunny landscapes on a chilly day...see more here.

Friday, October 9, 2009

jin meyerson



Hot wire, 2004, Oil and acrylic on panel of paper board, 95 x 120, Minor threat, 2004, Oil and acrylic on panel of paper board, 60 x 85, Untitled (London), 2009, Oil on canvas, 59 x 59
Pile, 2004, Oil on paper board, 77 x 96, Fever Pitch, 2009, Oil on canvas, 11.5 x 8.2

speeding swirly spinning spider spirals...see more here.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

jovi schnell




Physical Plant, 2002, acrylic, board, yarn and mirror on wall, Wallwork #2 for Exhibition, Chain Reaction, Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY, She, 2002, acrylic and collage on canvas, 70 x 94.5, A Pounce in Babel, 2003, acrylic and collage on canvas, 61 x 42, Farewell, 2001, acrylic and collage on canvas, 42 x 32, Avenue of Eden, 2002, acrylic and collage on canvas, 55 x 81

these paintings are like some dreams i've had while taking nyquil...see more here.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

heidi leitzke





Return to Green, 2008, oil on canvas, 30 x 40, Portal, 2008, oil on canvas, 70 x 60, Medulla, 2006, oil on canvas, 55 x 50, Dark Garden, 2007, oil on canvas, 70 x 60, Corner of the Back Lot, 2005, oil on canvas, 70 x 60, After Sum 2009, oil on canvas, 30 x 40

in love with landscape...see more here.