amanda briggs at dear ada

stacie chappell.

Sometimes I love simplicity. Other times, it's maximalism I crave. When I'm in the latter mood a piece like this lovely one from stacie chappell will fill the bill. I love the color, the clash of forms, the use of paint, ink and pastels. Layer apon layer, delicate parts, messy parts, opacity and transparency. It's a painting that feels like a collage to me. And what could be better than that?

eduardo recife.

Oh boy is this a great collage by eduardo recife of misprinted type fame. I just plain luuuuvvv it.

greg lamarche

I'm loving this typeface collage by greg lamarche. Clean, confident, arresting. Very nice!

shiso mama.

I discovered the wonderful, simple collage work of shiso mama yesterday on wonderful phoebe's blog. I'm a huge fan of collages, as regular readers know, so to find such a unique and fresh approach to the art form is a real treat. I love the edited, pared down, almost gestural quality of her work. I usually think of collage as dense and layered up, so to find an example of someone who so skillfully "takes away" is a happy surprise.

karen weiner.

I saw this collage by karen weiner in real life and it was amazing. The scale is big, the proportions, perfect. Plus I'm a sucker for butterflies in anything.

martina witte.

Yeah this is great! Fabric, mixed media, collage fabulousness from martina witte that makes me extra happy.

paul butler floral.

I love this collage by paul butler, which I first saw at one of my all time favorite shows at the elizabeth leach gallery last November. We stopped by this weekend, and there it was again, at the front of the gallery as we walked in. It's so stunning, so I had to post about it because I just can't stop thinking about it. Sigh!

gabe brown.

I'm quite liking the paintings by gabe brown. They have a textile pattern, collaged , painterly quality that is rich and revealing. And I really like his color sense, particularly in this painting, which makes me think of the summer, so far away from now.

trish grantham.

This is a very nice collage by trish grantham.

john evans collage a day.

The world is a rich and magical place (ok, so it can also be very dark and bad place too, but I'm focusing on the happy stuff here). I just discovered the wonderful collages of john evans who, since 1964 until the end of 2000, created a collage every day. Every single day since 1964. Quite an accomplishment in and of itself. Luckily too, the work is incredible, both individually and collectively. And there's a great book from quantuck lane press called john evans: collages, that documents them all beautifully. I've ordered it, because quite frankly, it's almost as good as owning one of the collages. Ok, not quite, but I tell myself so, in the effort to deter the maxing of the credit card.