Tag Archives: painting
“Feeding the Creative Spirit” workshop a success!!
Great day all around at the “Feeding the Creative Spirit” workshop, held at The Newport Art Museum last week. Participants were busy making shadow drawings in the morning; spent time at mark-making stations mid-day, and, later in the afternoon, “worked … Continue reading
“Style” and Encaustic
I recently made the connection that the word style is derived from the Latin word “stilus” meaning “stake or pointed instrument which the Romans used for writing on wax tablets” This immediately intrigued me for two reasons: 1. My paintings … Continue reading
Encaustics Revealed closes Saturday – One Week to Go!
One more week and what has been an amazing experience – from working on making all of the work to seeing the show hanging in the gallery – will be coming to a close. In conjunction … Continue reading
You change, the painting stays the same.
People look at abstract work and say “I don’t understand”. Simply put (by Marden) “Of course you don’t understand – it’s complicated!” This is a nice sneak peak into some of the actual thinking and painting processes behind abstract work. … Continue reading