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...

sunday church drawing

smokey gold night....

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Merry Christmas!

wishing you a happy, safe, merry, love-filled Christmas...

tomorrow...continuing favorites week with favorite craft-based 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!!

sunday church drawing

i want a wig like this...

tomorrow...the start of favorites week!!

erin ashley

bay of noons, sweet emotion , matchbox blues 3

far and away...see more here.

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.

sunday church drawing

this will be a painting...

tiffany bozic

white chalk, 2010, acrylic on maple panel, 35x45, common enemy, 2010, acrylic on maple panel, 29x37, finding real, 2010, acrylic on maple panel, 18x24

nature, with an edge...see more here.

Yedda Morrison

bioposys series

Bioposys are reconstituted artificial flowers and plants, mutant strains, improbable and permanent hybrids. The larger pieces attempt to envision a constellation of flower bombs, offering glimpses into possible futures of plastic and mishap. In others, the crude undersides begin to show through, revealing the cheap materials and human labor that ultimately destroy any illusions of “real.”

see the entire statement here and more work 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.

christian hetzel

bild 607 texture, 2012, acylic on paper, 30x40, bild 402, bild 771 abstract, 2012, acrylic on paper, 30x40

line=love...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.

sunday church drawing

lime green limelight...