Sculpting Encaustic Flowers

by | Feb 13, 2015 | blog

    I have been learning how to construct sculptural wax flowers from encaustic paint, thanks to the dvd  “Wax Twist:Folding, Twisting, Curling” by Cari Hernandez. Her dvd is entertaining to watch and easy to follow. Ms. Hernandez shows also how to make...

Dara Engler

by | May 15, 2014 | blog

I just love the art of Dara Engler! Here is a painting from her “Pirate Series” titled “Pirate Wrestles and Alligator” (Oil and charcoal on canvas, 2012, 30″x30″). The humor of the piece thrills me, and the story is just so fun!...

Quilts and Color

by | Apr 14, 2014 | blog

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has a show titled “Quilts and Color”  (check it out by clicking this link….http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/quilts-and-color). The quilts looks surprisingly modern as you can see from my two examples below. The first was...

Please come to my show opening: March 8, 6-9pm

by | Mar 2, 2014 | blog

“From Suffrage to Secretary of State”   March 5 – April 6, 2014 Studio 5 Gallery  , Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton Virginia    Gallery and StudioWednesday-Saturday 11am-6pmSunday 12-5pm   “Malala and Maria”, encaustic (with...