May 5, 2009

New geometric

Indecision, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 30".

February 20, 2009

Mosaic of Goodness: Geometry Lesson


1. Sunshine by Arteest; Arteest's Etsy store
2. Desaturate Square by Misssnap; Misssnap at DeviantArt
3. Selective Memory by TalesOfLight; TalesOfLight's Etsy store
4. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide by Damien Hirst; learn about Damien
5. Arrived by Joseph Albers; learn about Joseph
6. Sin Titulo, 20 de Octubre 02 by M027; M027 at DeviantArt
7. Pillow Cover by Stiksel; Stiksel's Etsy store
8. Triangle Geometric Design by AsSubtleAsASplinter; AsSubtle at DeviantArt
9. Orion by Mykl Stanley; Mykl's Etsy store
10. Donald Judd 1968 'Large Stack' by Hanneoria; Hanneoria's Flickr profile
11. Seeing Beach by Siiso; Siiso's Etsy store
12. Constellation According to the Laws of Chance by Jean Arp; learn about Jean

January 28, 2009

Favorite artist of the Week: Victoria Webb






I stumbled into Victoria Webb's Etsy shop a few days ago and was instantly drawn in by her incredibly loose abstracts and, of course, her landscapes (long a fond subject of mine). She has been painting for decades, and her latest works clearly show a seasoned artist, confident with each brush stroke and sure of the overall composition. Can you smell that breath of fresh air? Her work is refreshing...

January 26, 2009

Black and White: Mosaic of Goodness


1. Black Head by Liva Rutmane; Liva's Etsy store
2. Flight by SideOrder; SideOrder's ShopHandmade store
3. Church of St. Luke by Erik Maldre; Erik's Etsy store
4. Double Vee Pinstripe by Frank Stella; learn about Frank
5. Untitled (Men in the Cities) by Robert Longo; Robert's website
6. Deer Woodcut by Liva Rutmane; Liva's Etsy store
7. Cunning Can Get You But So Far by Jason Whitman; Jason's Etsy store
8. Reject by smacshop; smacshop's Etsy store
9. Aristide Maillol: Der Fluss by Merlix; Merlix's Flickr profile
10. Untitled (Study for Mahoning II) by Franz Kline; learn about Franz
11. Rhinoceros Beetle by printman; printman's Etsy store
12. White on Black (Self Portrait) by ME (Chad Wys); me at DeviantArt


I've seen many other bloggers doing something similar... a mosaic of different images that have caught the attention of the blogger. I hope to do this myself every now and again. At the moment I'm into black and white, and I can think of no finer place to start.

January 2, 2009

Good design at home


Check out this stunning bookshelf arrangement designed by Flickr user Chotda. It's not easy to reinvent the rainbow.