Flow

by | Jul 30, 2010 | painting process

Some days flow. After all the days of struggling with a painting…..the next one just flows. I think that is deserved payback for all the struggle on some of them. Such was the day the day after I finished the Searching painting. To backtrack…. My studio is...

Searching

by | Jul 26, 2010 | abstract paintings, artist processes

Searching, acrylic on canvas……72 x 48 x 1.5″ This painting is done…….. I hope so, unless there are tiny little adjustments upon more viewing. It sure came a long way from a gestural, wild, red under-painting. It seems that some work just...

Struggle

by | Jul 22, 2010 | painting process

Struggle Struggle Struggle……….Some days and weeks are like that and this is one of them. I had high hopes when I started this 36 x 72 canvas and toned it all with red. Only thing is, it suddenly just went south on me and became tired looking all over...

Working with the Hot-Box

by | Jul 19, 2010 | encaustic monotype, Hot Box

I finally got to spend a little time with the Hot-Box I bought from Paula Roland. I really don’t now what I’m doing here, but it should be fun to experiment around. I have a lot of paper in the studio from other projects. That was another reason for...

Trying to set up the encaustic studio

by | Jul 10, 2010 | studio

I’m spending part of my Saturday trying to re-arrange my encaustic set-up in the studio. With an 80+ inch door topper to a table and a small porcelain topped cabinet for the Hot Box from Paula Roland lined up under the window, I’m wondering where in the...