by Dana | Mar 7, 2019 | Art Galleries, Encaustic Creation, Encaustic Monotypes, Encaustic Techniques, Gold Leaf, Museums, My Blog, Shellac Burn
ABOUT THE MUSEUM Readers of my blog will remember that last fall Bev Goldie and I went to Santa Fe for the Encaustic Expo. Part of the activities was a show at the Museum of Encaustic Art in downtown Santa Fe on Agua Fria Street (bottom photo on left). If you click...
by Dana | Dec 13, 2018 | Acrylic Pours, Cold Wax, Encaustic Creation
The year coming to an end and I haven’t told you about the great time I had in Santa Fe, New Mexico last September when I attended the Encaustic Expo. My friend and instructor Bev Goldie and I toured the Georgia O’Keefe Museum and the Museum of Encaustic...
by Dana | Apr 23, 2018 | Encaustic Creation, Professional Development
I’m really fortunate to live in a community that supports and encourages the Arts; Arts with a capital A as I’m not just talking about painting. I applied earlier this year to the GCAC – Greater Columbus Arts Council – for a materials grant:...
by Dana | Mar 29, 2018 | Encaustic Creation, Encaustic Monotypes, My Blog, Working Large, Working Small
Last week I completed my New Year’s Resolution to update my website. When I created this site last year, I was only working in encaustic; but now, I’m also making encaustic monotypes and paintings created with oil & cold wax (OCW). It seemed silly...
by Dana | Dec 22, 2017 | Art Show, Cold Wax, Encaustic Creation, Encaustic Monotypes, Hanging your own show
Ask for what you want: As part of my New Year’s resolutions for 2017, I wanted to have a solo exhibit. This year I’ve managed to be in two group shows and now, I have a small solo show on display at the Bexley Public Library. How did I get this...
by Dana | Jul 29, 2017 | Encaustic Creation, Encaustic Techniques, India Ink
What to call it? Today, Bev Goldie taught a workshop on “paper-making.” We weren’t actually making paper but using inks, stencils, wax, and watercolor on Japanese mulberry paper. The goal is to incorporate these papers...
