carin tillman

Carin Tillman, combines poetry and photography  in “The Elms Are Tall Here”, a haunting artwork in her series “Metanoia”. Here is the poetry from the artwork: “The Elms are tall here. Their naked dry skeletons sway in the wind. A wind...

Bridget Riley

Evoë 3  (oil painting) 2003, by Bridget Riley is on view at the Tate Museum of Modern Art. Isn’t this piece delightful? The colors, blue, green, purple and white are bright and cheerful. The painting seems alive with movement or dance. Want to learn more about...

Do Ho Suh

“Staircase-III” (2010) by Do Ho Suh hangs in the ceiling in Room 7 at the Tate Modern Gallery of Art in London. He created this red sky staircase  with translucent polyester fabric .The work, which hangs in a large empty room, creates uncertainty . Is the...

Jenny Holzer

The photo shows the work “Blue Purple Tilt” (2007) as seen in the Tate Modern Museum of Art in London 2011.  I had the pleasure of viewing this art last week, and I found the combination of bright colors and words to be hypnotic. As one looks at the piece,...

Fireworks and encaustic paint

Artists often celebrate the holidays in unexpected ways. I celebrated the Fourth of July by creating encaustic firework paintings with my fellow artists, Andy Dzikiewicz, Diana Dzikiewicz (her painting is on the right ) and Kate Dzikiewicz (her painting is on the left...

My new favorite encaustic tool

I recently purchased online a set of flat tip tools to use with my temperature regulator and spatula handle , the result being the tool in the photo to the left. It is my new favorite tool for working with encaustic paint. (Find it at R&F Paints) .Why do I love...