sunday church drawing

lenore thomas

thy muffin hath spillest over, 2007, intaglio, acrylic, lazertran, xerox tran, graphite, wax on panel, 13x13, Contains less than 2% purple, 2003, Oil paint, acrylic paint, relief print, wax, 30 x 30, Inspired from visits to the powder room #1, 2004, Intaglio, chine colle, oil paint, lazer tran, wax, 10 x 9 1/4, i'm allergic to roofs, 2007, intaglio, screenprint, acrylic, graphite, collage, wax on panel, 11x18, Inspired from visits to the powder room #7, 2005, Acrylic paint, graphite, ribon, wax, Inspired from visits to the powder room #2, 2005, Screenprint, tea-dyed paper, acrylic paint, wax, 7 x 7, it's gonna hurt really bad, but it's just loud, 2007, intaglio, litho, acrylic, lazertran, graphite, wax on panel, 13x13

love the graphic combined with the organic, plus a great sense of humor...see more here and here.

sarah smelser

and then some, 2009, monotype on paper, 29x42, voice and melody, 2009, monotype on paper, 22x25, baby (verb), 2009, monotype on paper, 25x22, ditty, 2007, monotype on paper, 26x22, i wrote a song for you, 2007, monotype on paper, 22x26, surprise journey, 2009, monotype on paper, 22x25

i love the language these pieces are speaking...see more here and here.

heather patterson

Galactica, MM on drafting film, 24 x 24, Climate 1, 2008, MM on drafting film, 24 x 24, Afloat, 2008, MM on drafting film, 18 x 18, Tide, 2008, mm, 24 x 24, Climate 2, 2008, MM on drafting film, 24 x 24

i'm so loving these drawings, i'm dizzy...see more here.

Melinda Hackett

sea grape, 2009, oil on canvas, 50x68, junebug, 2009, oil on canvas, 64x60, giving up the ghost, 2008, oil on canvas, 54x42, elf owl, 2007, 54x42, madagascar, 2008, oil on canvas, 61x88

omg, i love every one of these paintings and can't possibly choose my favorites!!!...see more here.

alex blau

sunshine and shadow, 2003, acrylic on linen, 39x39, folding snowball, 2003, acrylic on linen, 13x13, sea star, 2003, acrylic on linen, 13x13, rocket ring, 2003, acrylic on linen, 13x13, windows and doors (green), 2003, acrylic on linen, 13x13, sun, moon and stars, 2003, acrylic on linen, 39x39

these paintings are like juicy, yummy, sweet little candies...i just want to eat them up...see tons more here.

sunday church drawing

books i love: english style & decoration

i love design resource books-in fact, i have an embarrassingly huge collection of them. i've curbed my addiction to buying books this past year due to lack of funds, but i did buy myself this little christmas present. i love this book because it doesn't just reproduce and organize designs as some resource books do. while these kinds of books are great, this book does a little more by reproducing the actual resource with a brief, but detailed description, which gives me a reference for the design and richer, more fruitful experience...purchase this book here.

tam van tran

Rainbow Drops, 2008, Acrylic and spirulina on paper, 80 x 80, Untitled, 2002-2009, 24 k gold, aluminum, ink, acrylic, white-out and collaged paper on paper, 14 x 11, Untitled, 2002-2009, Aluminum, staples, ink, acrylic, white-out and collaged paper on paper, 14 x 11, Untitled, 2007, Acrylic and beet juice on canvas, 79 1/4 x 68, Rainbows & Squares, 2007, Acrylic, spirulina and pencil on paper, 80 1/2 x 80

beet juice and spirulina...yummy...and such vibrant color...see more here.

raw art: joel crespin

sorry-no labels, everything on the site is labeled in french.

not typical of the stuff i usually post, but this work caught my eye because of the interesting, almost frenetic compositons, unusual imagery, the use of repetitive pattern, vibrant color and texture...see more here.

see this post for more about raw art.

pam anderson

p sound #6 (point), 2003, mixed media on paper, 22x22, allora (quindici), 2005, mixed media on paper, 16x16, clotted bouquet for number 11, 2006, mixed media on paper, 31x22, this may become a very erotic exercise, 2005, mixed media on paper, 25x20, still, 2006, mixed media on paper, 19x19, landscape for sterling (3-6-9), 2005, mixed media on paper, 22x22

perfect, delicate balance of material, line, space...see more here.