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Paper Nerve Paintings – Step by Step
I love paper cut outs and wanted to try including them in my encaustic paintings because the wax holds paper so well. The first one went so well that I documented the process while making the second one, because I … Continue reading
Slide Show of New Work
I just took much higher quality pictures of all my paintings yesterday and spent my evening and morning adjusting the color, brightness, contrast, and size of all the pictures. I hope to have a complete set printed today so that … Continue reading
Piece for Love Show
I created a new piece for the Portland Love Show this February and I wanted to share the special story behind it. Here is the painting which is titled “Prayer for Kendra”When I first signed up for the Portland Love … Continue reading
Portland Love Show
Loyal family and friends who actually check this blog (and any other people who have stumbled across it) I’m in another show next month! I will have a piece in the big crazy Portland Love Show with over 300 other … Continue reading
New Paintings
Since my last post was so information heavy I thought I’d give you guys some pictures this time 🙂 I’m about halfway through a series of encaustic paintings based on weeds and seed pods and thought I’d share what I’ve … Continue reading
An Explanation of Encaustic
Well, I promised that I’d write an informative post on what exactly it is that I’m painting with and how it works, so here it is. I use encaustic paint which is basically molten wax. The word encaustic means “to … Continue reading
Tour of my studio
Ever since I went on the Portland Open Studio Tour I’ve been inspired to put together my own studio in the basement. I’ve been collecting tables, art supplies, appliances, and numerous fliers from First Thursdays and the Open Studios. I … Continue reading
The cons of working from home
Let me first say that I had a great time at my first art show! Lots of my friends and family came out to see me and the art, there were some crazy performances, heaps of food, and a gallery … Continue reading
My first show!
Exciting art news! I have an art piece in a group show in Portland!! It’s at the Launch Pad Gallery and there it will be a part of the First Friday art receptions that happen on the East side. The … Continue reading
Starting Over
Well, this year didn’t exactly go according to plan. I applied to about 13 different teaching positions and only got one interview for an after school day care program who took one look at my resume and told me I … Continue reading