Writing In Abstracts

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There are many artists who incorporate writing into their paintings and James Walton Fox is one of them, but his oeuvre seems to go in three directions. In some of his works, like the one above from his page at the Tria Gallery, the writing is an integral part of the colorful, abstract composition. In others, it's all about the writing and he manages to make that the star of the show. And then there are the paintings that are so Joan Mitchell-esk that they'll blow your mind. Many of his works also have some thicker brush strokes that are calligraphic in nature-only; harmonizing with the writing and abstraction nicely.
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A visit to his Website will show you what  mean.
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Concave Dots

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Victor Longo has a "thing" for wood; in fact his approach to this medium is quite disarming.
When you visit his Blog, be sure to go through all five pages to appreciate how this man's mind works. Clicking on the images at his site results in big beautiful enlargements.
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Forever Bright

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Michael Burges does a smashing job of painting abstracts on glass and then showing us the reverse side. It's kinda tricky, actually to paint in reverse, but these are par excellence. Because the front of the work is glass that can be cleaned well, these will remain eye-poppingly fresh.
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This image is from his Show at Galerie Lausberg. Notice the small blurry abstract in the third image down on the installation page. Then visit his Artists Page to see additional images and you'll be amazed how he worked his technique; but in reverse.
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Now that you're primed, you're in for an even bigger treat - visit his Website.
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Screwhead Pointillism

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Andrew Meyers creates relief portraits from thousands of phillips head screws which he then paints to complete the illusion. It's a little more complicated than that and you can get the back-story and two videos Here.
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His Website is slow, but the music is great.
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Image from lostateminor.
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Journalistic Paintings

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Daniella Woolf has Away With Words. That, actually is the section of her Website where you'll find other encaustic beauties like this one that incorporate fragments from her journals. You'll also want to visit her Blog.
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This image (part of the Morning Pages Series) is from the Wexler Gallery where you'll find even more examples of her work not shown at her site.
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Preponderance Of Words

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You'll be forgiven for thinking that Mark Fox is obsessive; let's face it, his mark-making is way over the top. Some of these "collages" are just beautiful abstractions (combined with bits of realism), but it's the "sculptures" constructed with words that garner the most attention.
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His Website has a fantastic shot of his studio and other images, but for text explaining the purpose behind his work, go HERE and Here.
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More visuals from Shaheen Gallery round out the picture.
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The top image is from Cain Schulte Gallery where you'll find more fascinating artists.
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Circular Alterations

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This particular image from Green Cardamon Gallery makes it easier to detect what Mahbub Shah is doing in his collages and appreciate just how easy it is to adjust an image and give it new character with just a flick of the wrist. Visit the Gallery to see other examples off his work.
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Could this be considered a kind of anti or reverse pointillism, where (over all) smaller portions of the image are altered to "adjust" or even deconstruct the original ?
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Writing As Drawing

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Abdoulaye Ndoye uses henna, ink and litho crayon and an invented script to turn his canvases into intriguing "antiquities". Visit the Bekris Gallery to see more images; read his Bio to understand the oeuvre. 

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Image is from Bekrin Gallery.
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