Category Archives: Encaustic art
Artist Update
Hi folks! A lot has been going on around here which hasn’t left me much time to blog. This year seems to be the year of change, opportunities, and sales. First the change. I am leaving my long term gallery, … Continue reading
Holocaust Center Online Auction
The Oregon Holocaust Resource Center is having an online auction which I’m excited to be participating in as a donating artist. “The auction will run from February 6, 2012 to February 19, 2012, with proceeds going to Oregon Holocaust Resource … Continue reading
Come to Your Senses
I’m very excited to announce that I’m in an encaustic art show that will be held at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, where I will be showing three pieces from my Clearwings Series. This is will be one … Continue reading
4th Annual Big 200 Show
I’m excited to say that this is the first year I’m participating in the Big 200 (previously Big 100) art show! It’s actually more than 200 artists now, so the show should be huge! Each artist creates amazing work using … Continue reading
Making medium, and a mess…
Before I start into my blog post I thought I’d give some description about what encaustic medium is and what I use it for. Encaustic medium is just the beeswax mixed with damar resin, so it’s clear or slightly yellow … Continue reading
Bee Thinking
I’m excited to announce that a small series of my work is in a new venue, a bee keeping shop! The store is called Bee Thinking and it turns out that it’s actually owned and run by a guy I … Continue reading
Process and Pods
I’m always interested in artist’s processes and getting a sneak peak behind the scenes. I like to learn how they think, see how they prepare for a piece, and where they draw their inspiration from. This is part of the … Continue reading
Research Walk
Sometimes when I have artist block, am feeling uninspired, unsure what my next series should be, or I just need to get out of the house while still feeling productive, I take a research walk. I grab my camera, sketchbook, … Continue reading
First Friday Reception
I’ve been so busy catching up after being sick and coming back from the artist retreat that I’ve neglected my site and my blogging. I promise I’ll update about the retreat and all it’s wonderful-ness soon, but I realized I … Continue reading
Encaustic Masters Show
I’m so excited to be a part of the Encaustic Masters: Inspirational Visual Voices Show! I have two new paintings in the show which is exciting because it’s my first juried show and includes encaustic artists from all over the … Continue reading