Featured: Last 2012 Features/Start of a New Year

Hello, everyone! Sketched, here.

These deviations were our featured folder entries for the last section of 2012. We'll be updating the featured folder within the next week or so if all goes well and I will do my best to kick my butt into gear and get these features back onto schedule. Please give these deviants' galleries a look and leave a comment and/or critique if you have the chance. The main reason behind these features is to showcase entries that need more feedback and that deserve more limelight.

Our little group is no longer quite so little any more and continues to grow at a decent rate. Thank you all for continuing to be here and for sharing each of your diverse takes on art with us! We look forward to seeing what you submit next!

On to the feature! (And as a note, to see thumbnails, this feature will be available in my journal as well. )

fav.me/d52cljf Drift by A lovely use of acrylic, watercolor and pen on paper, "Drift" balances cool colors with splashes of red quite nicely. The dripping and splashing of water across the page is done subtly at times and in a manner that is controlled, working well to the artist's advantage.

fav.me/d331ukddaisy chain by Love the soft focus of the background, the warm green tones and how bright the daisy is in comparison. Just a cheerful image, color-wise, and the title brings to mind childhood.

fav.me/d4occze Winter Water by I like that this image is so focused on such simple shapes as these little chain links, and the frozen motion of the dripping/beaded water hanging from each. The concept of winter and the cold comes across very well.

fav.me/d53ca0w loki by The artist picked a challenging character to draw, to be sure. Definitely some promise and recognizable as who the subject is, you can see the hard work put into the drawing.

fav.me/d5eiyk3 Speed the Collapse by  This woman looks ready to take the world on! Digging the red-orange of her hair against the paler oranges of the sky- and how the artist managed to get that to work. The green stare is definitely the best part.

fav.me/d5fphq6Selfie by A really nice digital self portrait. I like how the artist rendered the hair, eyebrows, and glasses especially.

fav.me/d5eajq3 Alex Vondran by A rather neat looking OC piece. I particularly like the more rough shading style used on the fabric of the clothing.

fav.me/d584ad6 M.A.G.I.C by An interesting composition, focusing on the bug sitting on the vibrant yellow flower. The colors look rather intriguing in this.

fav.me/d584a09 Fly By by A well-captured shot of dragonflies. One in particular is caught in midflight, appearing as if frozen in midair. Nicely done.

fav.me/d3covixspring is in the air by First touch of spring seen in the budding of flowers along branches. The soft pinks and soft focus of the image makes this a rather calm, soothing image.

fav.me/d5fdrsaOut by A linocut dealing with pushing away negative forces in life.

fav.me/d5fmc1psea of glass by I thought this was just a fascinating close-up of glass, allowing for even a view of the texture of scratch marks upon the surface. Dig the colors.

fav.me/d5dgjkwDistance by The artist was influenced by ink wash paintings and you can definitely see the influence in both subject matter and the dark silhouettes of trees.