Chatting with other artists as I did some of my gallery sits over the weekend, I realized I am having a 10 year anniversary with ArtOMatic.  My first was in 2002, followed by 2004, 2006,  (2007?) 2008, 2009 and now 2012 (that covers all that were had; Artomatic isn’t a regularly scheduled event which is part of its charm).

Of course I am not the only returning artist, so I thought you might enjoy seeing who’s returning (this is a very short list made up of folks whose art I  actually made a good record of in the past.  My best record keeping was 2009, the last ArtOMatic).

An always favorite is Krissy Downing who’s surrealistic work never fails to make me stop and look. Here are 2009 and 2007 posts on her and her work, including interviews, and here is her catalog page for this year.

John Grunwell was next door to my space in my very first ArtOMatic and has participated in every once since. Like me, 2002 was his first ArOMaticHe had a great cat canvass that I really wanted.  Here’s his artist’s page for this year.  I interviewed him in 2009 here, where you can see some of his work from 3 years ago.

I last saw Annie Lunsford at the Frederick Md ArtOMatic this last fall, and keep one of her cards at my desk ( “Three out of four voices in my head say GO FOR IT!” – that’s too true not to keep).  Her AOM page here.

Body Politics  (on the 11th floor htis year) has been a collaborative installation between me and Heather Bartlett for the last 2 AOMs.  This year, Heather is taking on this installation on her own, but has kept my name on the work because she will be using a few of my torsos.   Here: from 2009  Writing on the Wall; 2008 Photo; 2008 news article from Southern Maryland On-Line.

Angela Raincatcher interviewed me last go round here.  I love her ritual based work – it definitely draws me in and asks me to stay a spell.  Here is her AOM 2012 catalog page.

Michael Auger (see my interview with Michael here – hmmm dated 2007…we had a show in 2007?  then not in 2006?  Now I have my dates confused!)  and Sherill Anne Gross (AOM 2012 catalog page here) are covered here along with a few others from a Volunteer night get together in 2009.

Here’s my blog on  a lot of other AOM 2008 blogs – a real roundup if you like wandering in the stacks.

A process piece on my gallery installation in 2009 with lots of pictures is here.

There was a spin off ArtOMatic in Frederick Md this past fall, where many of the regular AOM folks showed their work.  You can find artists and their work here and here in a two part blog on favorites.

I need to point out that “favorites” don’t mean better than everything else – these are folks whose work caught my eye.  And I’ll be the first to admit that the mood you’re in makes a difference in what you wind up seeing which is why you should plan several days to work your way through any ArtOMatic, but especially the 11 floors and 1000 (plus or minus – they’re still registering) artists at ArtOMatic 2012.

That should hold you a while!  Enjoy!