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Category Archives: beeswax
2012 Encaustic Evolution
So far this year, I have held workshops in two different locations and have begun making educational presentations about encaustic art. A new studio space has made workshops easier for me, since I no longer need to haul all my … Continue reading
Posted in Albuquerque, beeswax, how it's done, New Mexico, painting, techniques, wax encaustics, workshops
Tagged classes, encaustic, presentation, speaking, workshop
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Looking back at 2011
I don’t have any more workshops scheduled in 2011, but here is a look at some student work from a workshop earlier this year. These pieces were done in my “Introduction to Encaustic Painting” workshop, a one-day class. We had … Continue reading
Posted in Albuquerque, beeswax, how it's done, painting, techniques, wax encaustics, workshops
Tagged Albuquerque, art, encaustic, painting, Sharon Bloom, students, wax, workshops
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Encaustic Workshop Fun
Yesterday’s encaustic workshop was big fun, especially for me. It’s such a joy to see what students create! Well, here. You can see for yourself. These are Mellany’s creations: Here is one by Robert: Of course, once … Continue reading
Posted in beeswax, painting, Uncategorized, wax encaustics
Tagged beeswax, encaustic, encaustics, teaching, wax, workshop
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Poems and Movies
Get inspiration wherever you like. I don’t seem to have a choice. When inspiration shows up, it is pretty dang insistent. Suddenly, I just HAVE to get an idea down in paint or try a technique. And other projects wait … Continue reading
Posted in beeswax, how it's done, painting
Tagged art, inspiration, poems poetry movies, studio
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Mining the Unconscious
Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist, wrote about his own dreams. He also drew pictures to describe them. In 2009, almost 50 years after his death, a book was published that is referred to as “The Red Book”. The book is … Continue reading
Posted in beeswax, New Mexico, painting, Uncategorized, wax encaustics
Tagged "The Red Book", adventure, archetypes, art, art and culture, Artists on Art, astronaut, Carl Jung, collective unconscious, discussion, dreams, hero, Major Tom, panel, red, Santa Fe, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, space
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Under the Bodhi Tree
Sometimes an image just comes to me. Usually not, but this one did. I was thinking about compassion, and that made me think of Buddha, and that brought me to the story of Siddhartha Buddha sitting under the fig tree … Continue reading
Making Progress
After some faltering steps, I finally made some progress on the Martin Luther King portrait. It was hard continuing work on my own without my teacher around to guide me, but I finally got my confidence up and got going. … Continue reading
Posted in beeswax, painting, portraiture, Uncategorized, wax encaustics
Tagged art, artwork, encaustic, encaustics, Greek, MLK, painting, process, studio, wax
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Encaustic Workshop
Last weekend I attended a three-day workshop to learn how to do representational work in encaustics. So far, I’ve been doing all sorts of abstract stuff, which I love to do, and not really trying much realism because well, I … Continue reading
Posted in beeswax, how it's done, painting, portraiture, techniques, wax encaustics
Tagged EAI, Faiyum, Fayum, Francisco Benitez, tetrachromatic, workshop
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More Encaustic Work – from Picasso to Cranes
It was a crazy week at work, so art seemed liked good weekend therapy. I was reminded by my dear friend Hollis that I promised to work on a new piece for her. She gave me a couple of options … Continue reading
Posted in animals, beeswax, painting, techniques, wax encaustics
Tagged abstract, artist, colors, commission, crane, encaustics, Picasso, studio, textures, working
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