su kwak

reflection, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 40x60, light and water, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 40x60, healing light #8, 2004, acrylic tyvek on canvas, 54x72x4, healing light #22, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 72x90x2, harvest, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 48x66x3, birth, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 40x50

known as the lucio fontana of korea...i love it! there must be something so satisfying about cutting right through your paintings...see more here.

luisa rabbia

under the same sky, 2009, blue pencil on acrylic white color, ink jet print, 24x69, under the same sky, 2009, blue pencil on acrylic white color, ink jet print, 24x99.5, yesterdaytodaytomorrow, 2007, white pencil on blue acrylic paint on paper, 45x45x3, under the same sky, 2009, blue pencil on acrylic white color, ink jet print, 24x99.5, travels with isabella, 2008 white pencil drawing, blue acrylic paint, ink jet print on paper, 24x72

just read a great article in the june/july art in america that discussed this artist's process and ideas. be prepared to take some time looking at the work and reading about it on her site...interesting, thought-provoking and meaningful.

michael lucero

Squirrel Keeper, 2008, ceramic with glazes, wool, cotton and acrylic yarn, 37.5 x 26.5 x 6.5, Best of the Breed, 2008, ceramic with glazes, wool, cotton and acrylic yarn, 36 x 16.5 x 16.5, Hairless Turtle, Ceramic, Glazes, 24 x 18 x 13, Baby Carriage, 1994, Ceramic with glazes, metal, 32 x 22 x 14, Dog Lady, 2008, ceramic with glazes, wool, cotton and acrylic yarn, 41.5 x 21 x 16, Animal Attractive, Ceramic, Glazes, 24 x 15 x 8

many of you may be familiar with this artist's work as he's been around for some time and is quite famous, but i've only recently discovered him and i'm blown away. there are a lot of places to see this work online, here, here and here is where i've seen most of it.

john westmark & artquiver.com

Come to Rest, 2009, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas, 30x30, Wasp, 2008, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas, 48x48

an update on john westmark's work was sent to me by artquiver.com, an online gallery that represents him. the online gallery is interesting and is set up 3-dimensionally to give you the impression that you're walking through a real one. there are a lot of other interesting artists on this site as well.

click here for my original post about john westmark's work.

Arnor Bieltvedt

Morning Light, 2007, Oil and Mixed Media On Canvas, 24x36, Floral Music II, 2009, Oil On Linen, 30x40, Island, 2007, Oil and Mixed Media On Canvas, 36x48

Iceland, the island in the North Atlantic where I grew up has returned to my consciousness and imagination and in the process opened up many doors. The beauty of Iceland’s atmospheric, surreal landscape, where stillness prevails but the heartbeat of living nature can also be felt and heard is an ideal setting for strong color expression. The most perfect natural carrier of color is the flower and I feel the attraction it has to the space, soil and air of these still, Nordic landscapes. This is unspoiled nature and reflects the unspoiled pure aspect of humanity; probably something worth seeking....

see more here.

sunday church drawing

elise wagner

Particle Latitude, 2007, encaustic on birch, 10 x 10, Chamber Plate 2, 2007, encaustic & shellac ink on birch, 10 x 10, Magnetic Parallel, encaustic on birch panel, 48 x 48, Cloudburst, encaustic on birch panel, 48 x 48, Event Horizon II, encaustic on birch panel, 24 x 36, Cloudburst Plate II, encaustic on birch panel, 10 x 10

more beautiful encaustic surface texture...these paintings glow from within and i love the line work also...see more here.

brendan cass

Lofoten, 2006, Acrylic on canvas, 78 x 108, Bergen, 2006, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 132, Morgen, 2006, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36, Yosemite, 2006, Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 122, Myavaten, 2006, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 84

more work that just makes me happy...see more here and here.

erik parker

blab, 2008-2009, acrylic on canvas, 20x18, risk, 2008-2009, acrylic and enamel on canvas, 52x42, luck, 2008-2009, acrylic and enamel on canvas, 20x18, guru, 2008-2009, acrylic on canvas, 99x90x3, royal, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 52x42x3, sink or swim, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 52x42, freedom, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 90x78

funky faces...see more here and here.

william scharf

uncalled, an arrow came, 2004, mixed media on paper, 9x4, scarab altar, 2004, mixed media on paper, 9x4, of altared milk, 1994, oil on canvas, 67x35, for the couldnth time, 2004, mixed media on paper, 9x4, the sun chases a blue moon, acrylic on canvas, 36x38, emphatic, but gentle inclination, 2007, mixed media on paper, 9x12, the oracle of the bees, 2001, mixed media on paper, 9x4, egg bridge, 2004, mixed media on paper, 9x4, in the rouge garden, 2004, mixed media on paper, 9x4, asterope moves, 2005-2007, mixed media on paper, 9x4

i'm loving the voluptuous forms and sensuous color in these intimate little paintings...see more here.