This encaustic painting includes a printed image on silk paper of a Bee Skep. Yep! That’s the name for a beehive basket. According to this article, couples getting married “in medieval Holland were given a skep to parade around the … Continue reading
I painted Bittersweet on Birch to showcase the beauty of these plants and the marsh. There are a few of these American Bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, near here. They are native plants, not to be confused with its Asian cousin, Celastrus … Continue reading
I photographed a nibbled Amanita last year and just finished painting it. This is Amanita muscaria var. guessowii, commonly known as the American yellow fly agaric. I just learned what the white spots are by reading about this fungi on … Continue reading
Las Laguna Gallery has accepted one of my pieces for their Women in Art exhibit. I finished this portrait painting, “Contemplation,” in 2018. Willa sat for photographs in the studio after I was intrigued by the fox pelt and deer … Continue reading
My exhibit at the Perth & District Union Public Library continues until the end of April. The library is open again now. See the link for hours. This post is about my encaustic paintings at the library. About Encaustic A … Continue reading
I’ve finished packaging a painting to mail and took it to the post office Tuesday. Swan Sunset was inspired by a beautiful photograph taken by my friend Nancy Drews. When she saw my post about finishing the painting, she said … Continue reading
I am happy to have a landscape painting of mine accepted for Las Laguna Gallery’s online exhibit. This one is Landscapes, running February 4-27, 2021. My friend Eleni Mokas is also in this exhibit with me. It’s fun to participate … Continue reading
I’ve recently finished these two landscape paintings. I always like to have at least a couple paintings on the go. This allows me to tackle the task I’m “ready for” when I go to the studio. Some days, I might … Continue reading
Earlier in the fall, I was commissioned to do this painting, Tree Hugger. I worked from two photographs. One was an image of a majestic white pine towering over the other trees near a lake. The other was a close-up … Continue reading
Here are a couple of my last paintings from 2020. Both were done from photographs I took in early 2020. Early in the spring (probably just before COVID-19 shut down everything), I walked to my local marsh. It had snowed. … Continue reading