The Art Blog

Emerald explorations are emerging... as a juicy pallet of greens (with infusions of blue and amber ) keeps flowing on my worktable this week. Here are a few detail images of what’s taking shape in the studio...     detail...working with a few new techniques for this effect In this photo you can get a sense for the visual flow that's happening. Had to show you the close-up details on this one because the size, about  24" x 80 ", makes it a challenge to capture the richness of the surface.  Another little wax paper experiment...back lit with day light.  Several more works-in-progress are heating up now and this larger emerald piece should be done soon. I will share more images when these are ready.

These photos are a preview of some experimental pieces  I have been working on in the studio...testing out a few small works on paper... I am calling these paintings my "Wax Paper" series  and I will share some additional  images of these little experiments with you soon.

This week I met up with my friend and fellow encaustic painter, Joyce Gehl , for my own private viewing of her current solo exhibition at the Patricia Rovzar Gallery . The show titled, Flight of the Caterpillar, features Gehl’s lush and layered photo-encaustics that depict ethereal landscapes and macro views of nature. Photo-Encaustic by Joyce Gehl. Detail of Gehl's work showing surface texture. I was struck by the beauty and texture of her finished surfaces. To fully appreciate the subtleties that make her work so compelling you need to see these paintings in person. You’ll have to hurry though…the show comes down May 2nd. For more information visit Joyce Gehl’s website and the Patricia Rovzar Gallery . Joyce Gehl at work in her studio. My afternoon with Joyce continued on and from the gallery show we headed over to TASTE in the  Seattle Art Museum for a delightful lunch and another peek at my show that is still on display there thru June 12th. We t...