New encaustic paintings

by | Oct 23, 2010 | encaustic paintings, Storm Over Todi

I’ve been out of the studio the past two weeks almost. Eight days on the road with artist friends making the galleries and a few museums in Dallas/Fort Worth. No pictures I think since we posted off and on through FaceBook pages.But, when I got home I so wanted...

Plan or Flow…???

by | Sep 30, 2010 | encaustic paintings, Italy Todi

Sometimes you go with the flow and not the plan or intent. I guess you might say I do this most of the time. It is my process.Today, I decided to do a little work to get started in my ‘pretence’ to be at Colony. I’m sorry not to be there this...

A book to enjoy!

by | Sep 29, 2010 | Inside the Painters Studio, Mary Heilmann

I’m really enjoying a new book or two lately. Right now……I can read chapters at a time or just one of , Inside the Painter’s Studio, by Joe Fig. I had put this book in my Amazon wish list some time back and just now got around to ordering...

Green Day, Johnson Creek

by | Sep 10, 2010 | artist processes

It’s finished… hauled it out on the studio porch to take a picture. Yes, no, yes,no…do other people find fault with “is it finished?”… when they take them out to take a photo.After getting out into the bright light I begin to see...

Green, Green, Green,

by | Sep 8, 2010 | abstract paintings, farm life

SO…. green, green, green. Everywhere is green out on a farm or ranch…at least around here in north east TX if we aren’t in a drought. SO, I painted the tone…chromium oxide green, touch of white and a lot of acrylic medium thrown in. Then I got...