Abstract encaustic painting with assorted neutral toned birch bark on wood panel 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made with assorted b...
Abstract encaustic painting on wood panel of beige spurge leaves in a decorative arrangement on white 14 x 14 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made...
Abstract encaustic painting on wood panel of assorted neutral colored poppy pods on a light garnet red background 24 x 24 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson...
Abstract encaustic painting on wood panel of assorted neutral colored poppy pods on a light garnet red background 24 x 24 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Lev...
Abstract encaustic painting with assorted neutral toned birch bark on wood panel 26 x 24.5 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made with assorted beige,...
Abstract encaustic painting on wood panel of beige spurge leaves in a decorative arrangement on white 14 x 14 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made wi...
Abstract encaustic painting on panel of beige spurge leaves in a decorative arrangement on white 14 x 14 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made with as...
Not exact matches
Her initial path led her on an artistic journey, shaped
by several types of artistic media and she eventually found herself gravitating towards
painting with beeswax (the art of
encaustic painting).
Brydelsky's work aims to build upon their earlier technology of
paint and brush
by incorporating multi-media elements of photography,
encaustic and collage.
According to Long - Postal, the wax
encaustic technique allows her to explore her
paintings in a more tactile way
by selectively scraping, incising, and scarring, which brings to the works elements that are both solid and transparent.
Using a «found» Korean action thriller
by director Kim Jee Woon, entitled A Bittersweet Life (2005), Webster works with
paint and
encaustic wax on large and small - scale film stills (computer - generated screenshots), which have been printed onto synthetic and slippery digital canvas.
The display is arranged thematically, to show the full range of Johns» materials, motifs and techniques including his unique use of
encaustic and collage in
paintings, as well as the innovations he has achieved in sculpture and the graphic arts
by expanding the possibilities of traditional media.
From left: a grid of nine of my Silk Road
paintings, each 12 x 12 inches,
encaustic on panel (I showed earlier work from this series in a small solo show at the gallery last year); Uttar 238,
encaustic on panel, 36 x 36 inches; an assembled work on paper
by Siri Berg
The pleasures of minimal clarity combined with the powers of pure color are represented
by the reductive
encaustic work of Gail Gregg, Don Voisine's
painting with its shifting bright planes, and in James Juszczyk's subtle tonal gradations.
Encaustic Works: Nuance is an exhibition in print curated
by artist, Michelle Stuart, published
by R&F Handmade
Paints.
This exhibition celebrates the release of
Encaustic Works 2012: A Biennial Exhibition in Print selected
by Joanne Mattera and published
by R&F Handmade
Paints.
Inspired
by the Sumi brush
paintings of Zen masters, this recent body of 2 dimensional
encaustic works are an attempt to capture movement: fluid, gestural, spontaneous, whole body movement, as in a dance.
The first California exhibition of works
by New York artist John King features drawings, prints, and
encaustic paintings, along with a display of his noted «Hotel» drawings.
Foreword
by James Rosenquist vii Preface
by Ira Goldberg viii Acknowledgments x Introduction: Miracle on 57th Street 1 Part 1: Lessons and Demos 15 Henry Finkelstein: On
Painting, with a Critique 17 Mary Beth McKenzie:
Painting from Life 27 Ephraim Rubenstein:
Painting from Observation 39 Thomas Torak: A Contemporary Approach to Classical
Painting 59 Dan Thompson: Learning to Paint the Human Figure from Life 75 Sharon Sprung: Figure
Painting from Life in Oils 91 Frederick Brosen: Classic Watercolor Realism 107 Naomi Campbell: Working Large in Watercolor 123 Ellen Eagle: Poetic Realism in Pastel 135 Costa Vavagiakis: The Evolution of a Concept 148 Part 2: Advice and Philosophies 165 William Scharf: Knowing that Miracles Happen 167 Peter Homitzky: Inventing from Observation 181 Charles Hinman:
Painting in Three Dimensions 193 Deborah Winiarski:
Painting and
Encaustic 203 James L. McElhinney: Journal
Painting and Composition 213 Part 3: Interviews 229 Frank O'Cain: Abstraction from Nature 231 Ronnie Landfield: On Learning and Teaching 251 Knox Martin: Learning from Old and Modern Masters 269 Concours:
Painting and the Public at the Art Students League
by Dr. Jillian Russo 282 Index 286
After spirited bidding
by four people, «Flag»
by Jasper Johns, a 17.5 - inch wide American flag
painting made from
encaustic and silk from 1983, sold for $ 36 million, setting an auction record for the artist.
Some critics, particularly those preoccupied with terminal progress, narrow the view further and describe his brushstrokes of hardened
encaustic as the bridge between Abstract Expressionism's volatile brushwork and Andy Warhol's use of mechanical reproduction, the latter cited
by many experts as signaling the death of
painting.
The
painting was a readable image of a bull's - eye, with a choppy,
encaustic surface that here and there revealed legible bits of newsprint and waxy tears, the accidental drips so cherished
by abstract expressionists.
The exhibition is arranged thematically, encompassing the full range of Johns» materials, motifs and techniques including his unique use of
encaustic (heated beeswax) and collage in
paintings, and the innovations he has achieved in sculpture and the graphic arts
by expanding the possibilities of traditional media.
The walls of Harris's studio are covered and layered
by her
encaustic paintings.
Using various techniques, such as
encaustic painting and
by implementing materials such scraps of newspaper and other objects he found, the artist creates collages on his canvases before applying
paint.
Encaustic on canvas mounted on type plate, 9 1/2 x 6 7/8 ″ (24.1 x 17.5 cm), Gift of Jasper Johns in memory of Kirk Varnedoe, Chief Curator of the Department of
Painting and Sculpture, 1989 - 2001 Copyright: © 2014 Jasper Johns / Licensed
by VAGA, New York