New Series – a departure from what I normally do.

New Series – a departure from what I normally do.

Oct 24, 2016 | art, encaustic

I have been very disturbed about the gun violence in America. So much so that I decided to paint about it. At first I wanted to make an installation. A large grouping of trees, each representing a country and hanging from the branches would be a hanging something (of...
Make a Color Wheel

Make a Color Wheel

Jun 22, 2015 | encaustic

When artists start out with encaustic, the first comment is “How many colors do I buy and the paint is so costly?” What everyone fails to remember is that color theory and mixing still applies. When the wax medium is melted it is in a liquid form. Just...
My first “RED” dot in my home town

My first “RED” dot in my home town

Apr 6, 2013 | art, encaustic

I was hesitant to enter anymore local art shows. But I was working in the studio and was really at a cross roads. I had 3 ideas but was not sure which way to go.  So when I saw the call to artists for the 12 x 12 show at Artserve in Fort Lauderdale, I decided to...
Magazine Paper transfer onto Wax

Magazine Paper transfer onto Wax

Mar 16, 2012 | encaustic, video

I have tons of fashion magazine at the house. I was a 7th Ave. Fashion Designer and a Retail Executive for a famous department store, and I admit that I LUV FASHION. I grew up in the “garment center” and yes I am what you would call an original “Garmento”. I had my...

Experimenting with transfers

Nov 24, 2011 | encaustic

I get bored very easily with my work. I start a piece, thinking it would become a series and then I complete one piece and decide I don’t want to do another in the series. Or I start the second piece and it just is not like the first piece. I think I just fall...

I am in LUV with these boards

Sep 27, 2011 | encaustic

Finally was able to work in the studio today and tried out the Ampersand Encausticbord.  I filmed the video at 3pm and I have not stopped working in the studio 6 hours later. In the video I used the small boards, but I also have a 24×24 board and when I unwrapped...