by Dana | Jun 15, 2018 | My Blog
It’s been a while and I’ve been super busy and could have written any number of blogs over the last six-weeks; instead I’ll just catch you up. At the end of May I picked up my unsold paintings from their two-month show at Art@43023. Mid-May I went to...
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 | Mar 13, 2018 | My Blog
Welcome to my blog! Here I talk about making art including all the lessons learned, in and out of the classroom. Website Update! Mar 29, 2018 | Encaustic Creation, Encaustic Monotypes, My Blog, Working Large, Working SmallA new look for my art and my blog. read more A...
by Dana | Feb 1, 2018 | Cold Wax, Working Small
For the past couple of months, when I haven’t been celebrating holidays, entertaining guests, or cruising in the Caribbean, I’ve been focused on learning how to paint with Oil and Cold Wax. I’ve been working on pieces as small as 5″x7″...
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 | Nov 11, 2017 | Cold Wax
November 10th found me at Amanda Jolley’s Studio with about 15 other students, including my daughter Dawn, to attend Lisa Pressman’s “Expanding Your Vision with R&F Pigment Sticks, oils and mixed media” workshop. I was excited about...
by Dana | Sep 24, 2017 | Encaustic Monotypes, Working Large
Last week at this time I was with a group of artists gathered around Paula Roland as she demonstrated Mark-Making, Encaustic Monotypes, and Working Large, in the Jeffrey Hirst Studio in Chicago. FYI: Jeffrey Hirst is an encaustic artist whose work in...
by Dana | Sep 10, 2017 | Eco Printing, Encaustic Monotypes
Last Friday I took a one-day eco-printing seminar at White Iris Arts in Beavercreek, Ohio. Trish McKinney, the instructor, taught us about Eco Printing which uses natural plant materials to print color and texture onto paper and fabric. The process, popularized by...
by Dana | Aug 31, 2017 | My Blog
What happened to August? That month just sped along… it started off with my helping to hang the Hot Wax / Cool Art show at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center and it finished this morning when I picked up only one of my pieces. “Nebula,” my favorite,...
