Panopticon Gallery: What’s In A Face

The opening reception for What’s In A Face at Panopticon Gallery on March 2, 2012 was overflowing from the moment the doors open.  Jason Landry owner/director of the gallery curated this beautifully provocative portrait exhibition. I met and spoke with two other exhibitors, the photographers Wendy Paton and Holly Lynton about their […]

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Encaustic Tools: Unconventional Favorites

Artists that work with encaustic paint, have, by necessity, cobbled together an unconventional assortment of tools that are unique to their own studio practice. These uncustomary painter’s tools are sourced from printmaking and sculpture suppliers and hardware and kitchen gadget stores. Periodically,  I will be writing short posts about my favorite unconventional tools. […]

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Art Objects Observed: I’m Trying, But You Are Making It Difficult, Addendum

The addendum to my January 26th post about the importance of the user friendly-ness of artist’s websites (see the re-post below),  is about a recent gallery experience. Friday, I had a drop in and say hi gallery appointment in Boston, nothing formal. The gallery owner asked me to sit across from […]

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Art Objects Observed: I’m Trying, But You Are Making It Difficult

Recently, I blogged about artwork that I have seen in galleries under the heading “Art Objects Observed”.  Today I am writing about artwork that I have struggled to observe online. For the past few hours I have been working on my talk, Wax Collage: Beyond Technique for the 6th International Encaustic Conference. […]

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First Portrait of 2012

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 […]

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Encaustic and Mixed Media Painting Studio Newsletter

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 […]

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