oh, what a world, what a world...

yumiko arimoto

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

amazing embroidery...see more here.

ashlie benton

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

big mean bully guy, 2011, oil on canvas, 20x20, maitri, 2010, oil on canvas, 12x12, psuicides of life, 2011, oil on canvas, 24x 20

painted fairy tales...see more here.

rachel davis

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

a room with a view, 2009, watercolor on paper, 29.5x41.5, happy new year, 2011, watercolor on paper, 29.5x41.5, hua shan, 2011, watercolor on paper, 29.5x41.5

sweet moments...see more here.

Jeffrey Conley

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

zen hillside, 2009, gelatin silver print, rain, 2007, gelatin silver print, woven branches, 2009, gelatin silver print

photographs like paintings...see more here.

dukno yoon

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

segmented wings, 2003-2005, suspended wings, 2002-2004

cool wearable, kinetic sculpture....see more work and animations here.

sunday church drawing

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

see this post for an explanation of the changes to the sunday church drawings.

jill moser

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

ryder, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 29x31, balance, 2009, acrylic, oil on canvas, 50x50, dawn, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 30x30

smart marks...see more here.

hyunmee lee

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

inland crossing no 20, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 36x36, dimensional poetics no 5, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 48x48, inland island no 43, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 72x72

bold marks in black and yellow...see more here.

marie cosgrove

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

my big world, 2011, acrylic on birch panel, 24x30, better than ever, 2009, acrylic on birch panel, 24x30, superman, 2010, acrylic on birch panel, 24x30

simple swirls...see more here.

janet bothne

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

weighing the beauty and imperfection, acrylic on canvas, 28x60, paperwhites, acrylic on canvas, 36x36, over the wall, acrylic on canvas, 16x20

floral grunge, love it....see more here.

zheng chongbin

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

white in A, 2011, ink on paper, 49x35.5, fluctuating white no 2, 2011, ink on paper, 38x35, field, 2011, ink on paper, 82x54.5

lovely simple surfaces and marks....see more here.

sunday church drawing

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

see this post for an explanation of the changes to the sunday church drawings.

francine fox

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

marie, 2007, graphite, watercolor and gouache on paper, 6x4, ava, 2007, graphite, watercolor and gouache on paper, 6x4,martin, 2007, graphite, watercolor and gouache on paper, 6x4

lovely...see more here.

lauren dicioccio

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

deer park, 2009, hand embroidery on organza, $1 (back), 2010, hand embroidery on cotton, i thanks you x 7, hand embroidery on organza

i must have one of these someday...see more here.

jane dunnewold

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

agave, tiger, carp, digitally printed cloth, overprinted, dyed, 72x35, degradation #1, digitally printed cloth, overprinted, dyed, 70x38, koi, alocasia, koi, digitally printed cloth, overprinted, dyed, 54x39

she's always been such an inspiration to me...see more here.

takashi iwasaki

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Mijimijiumiushipu, 2008, Embroidery floss and fabric (hand embroidered), 41cm x 41cm, Genkistream, 2008, Embroidery floss and fabric (hand embroidered), 40.5cm x 40.5cm, Wakuwakukaikousen, 2008, Embroidery floss and fabric (hand embroidered), 35.5cm x 35.5cm

how much fun are these sweet embroideries...see more here.

charles geiger

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

totems, 2011, gouache and ink on paper, 34x55, if a tree had a knee, 2011, oil on canvas, 66x66, y you so lonely, 2010, acrylic and gouache on paper, 34x55

lusciously lush....see more here.

sunday church drawing

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

see this post for an explanation of the changes to the sunday church drawings.

yuriko yamaguchi

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

return (with heartbeat sounds), 2005, resin, stainless steel wire, four speakers, four sensors, 8x12x12 feet, floating world (detail), 2007, resin, wire, computer chips, season of change (detail), 2009, resin, wire

swarming lovely...see more here.

hasmig vartanian

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

tetrastyle, mixed media on panel, 48x48, accession, mixed medai on panel, 24x24, tetrastyle (detail), mixed media on panel, 48x48

lovely white on white dreams....see more here.

werner schmidt

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

light spring, 2010, handmade water based color on fiberboard, 48x64, sketch of a white painting, 2006, handmade water based color on fiberboard, 41x54, little berlin spring, 2010, handmade water based color on fiberboard, 20x24

the essence of the painted surface....see more here.

rick klauber

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

silver change, 2008, acrylic on white cedar shims with wire brads, 60x118, red dot on an white lake, 2006, acrylic on white cedar shims with wire brads, 49.5x84.5, modern world, 2007, acrylic on white cedar shims with wire brads, 52x138

another cool way to use found wood, such simple elegance...see more here.

lloyd martin

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

rend, 2010, oil on canvas, 66x72, dissever, 2010, oil, mixed media on canvas, 66x120, shift series I, 2011, oil mixed media on canvas, 40x40

organized chaos...see more here.

happy new year!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

it's great that we always have a chance to make a fresh start at the turn of the year. remember to make 2 new years resolutions this year-one that helps you and one that helps someone else.

have a very happy and creatively abundant New Year!

favorite collage work of 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Glessner) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

sunny belliston taylor...see original post here.

candace walters...see original post here.

miranda lake...see original post here.

see this post for what the posts this week are about.

tomorrow: favorite collage work of 2011