contemporary portraits Archives • Marybeth Rothman

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Identity Project

by Marybeth Rothman August 6, 2012 in contemporary portraits 4 comments

As I continue to explore identity in my mixed media portraits, I need your help. Please answer one or both of the following questions. I WILL NOT reveal your identity if I use your answer in whole or part, in form or content in my work. When you post your answer […]

Lots of Waxy Goodness Happening in My Studio

by Marybeth Rothman May 16, 2012 in 6th International Encaustic Conference, contemporary portraits, Mark Gallery Englewood, mixed media, monoprint, Truro Castle Hill Center for the Arts, wax Comments are Disabled

I have been under the radar lately, hunkered down in my studio preparing for a very busy month of June: my first exhibition at Lanoue Fine Art in Boston, Lights, Camera…Click: Photography in Contemporary Art, with Eric Zener and Julie Stratton–two exhibitions in Provincetown, MA, concurrent with the 6th International Encaustic […]

First Portrait of 2012

by Marybeth Rothman January 10, 2012 in Collage, contemporary portraits, encaustic, Mark Gallery Englewood, mixed media, monoprint, New York Galleries, photography, portraits, Tria gallery, wax Comments are Disabled

Sylvie has emerged first in this new year from a group of paintings that I was working on at the end of 2011. Disclaimer: photographed under studio lighting with a point and shoot, the color is a bit off. I love being in my studio in the winter, got to get […]

Best Wishes for Happy and Healthy New Year

by Marybeth Rothman December 31, 2011 in Collage, contemporary portraits, encaustic, encaustic painting, Guillaume Apollinaire, happiness, mixed media, New Year, photography, portraits, wax 2 comments

Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. Guillaume Apollinaire The Clarksburg Decision, encaustic and mixed media, 40×40″ © Marybeth Rothman 2011

Encaustic and Mixed Media Painting Studio Newsletter

by Marybeth Rothman December 22, 2011 in Collage, contemporary portraits, encaustic, encaustic painting, mixed media, photography, portraits, wax Comments are Disabled

I just finished my first quarterly Studio Newsletter and would like to send it to you. I just found out that Constant Contact will cancel my account if I enter your email address and send the newsletter to you without your permission. I’m sending it out tonight and will send […]

Portrait of My Son Jack and His Autism

by Marybeth Rothman November 2, 2011 in Autism, contemporary portraits, encaustic, encaustic painting, mixed media, photography, portraits, wax 10 comments

Typically my encaustic mixed media portraits, include vintage photography. Recently I decided to branch out and use my own photography. Posted here is a portrait of one of my sons. After many months of following my son Jack with a camera, I realized this would not only be portrait of […]

Exhibiting at Clark University

by Marybeth Rothman October 3, 2011 in Clark uNiversity, Collage, contemporary portraits, encaustic, Marybeth Rothman, mixed media, photography, portraits, wax Comments are Disabled

Above left: Camile 7:17 pm, encaustic and mixed media.

Exhibiting in New Views of Encaustic Art

by Marybeth Rothman September 14, 2011 in Collage, contemporary portraits, encaustic, encaustic painting, mixed media, photography, portraits, wax 5 comments

I am exhibiting in New Views of Encaustic Art at the Carroll House Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire, September 5- October 2, 2011. This exhibition was curated by Peter Roos, and includes work by Laura Moriarty, Kevin Frank, Francisco Benitez and Leah MacDonald.

I’m Ready Irene

by Marybeth Rothman August 28, 2011 in Collage, contemporary portraits, encaustic, encaustic painting, Hurricane Irene, mixed media, photography, portraits, wax 4 comments

I am 9 miles north of NYC and awaiting Irene’s arrival with 80 mph winds in a few hours. Today I dragged it in or tied it down, filled the tub, bought water, flashlights and made chocolate cupcakes. I moved my paintings out of the studio and covered them… maybe […]

>Wax in the Context of Collage, Bricolage and Assemblage

by Marybeth Rothman May 30, 2011 in Assemblage, Bricolag, Bricolage and Assemblage, Collage, contemporary portraits, encaustic, encaustic painting, mixed media, photography, wax, Wax in the Context of Collage 4 comments

> Catherine Nash Eclipsis Lunar Mixed media assemblage, encaustic painting in an antique box, wax pencil and chalk drawing of a ca. 1552 lunar eclipse diagram on an old school slate; antique copper compact, mica, branches, handmade paper with walnut ink and encaustic. 17.5”h X 25”w (open) X 10”d, 2011 I curated […]