of me. Friends will know what this means. For others, it's immaterial.
I have been painting since mid-August. Since the workshop I took with
Susan Abbott in August, I have been painting, reading about painting, making watercolor paints every day except one. I am still devouring information about pigments and binders.
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| S.O.F. Blue plus Phthalo Green |
A particular search of mine has been for a turquoise that is deeply rich at full strength but still a clear turquoise when in a pale wash. I got it last week: S.O.F. Blue with Phthalo green. Liking it so thoroughly, I went back to
Earth Pigments to order more of the S.O.F. Blue only to find it discontinued. I wrote to them asking if they might still have some left, or knew of another source. They didn't, but are sending me a sample of a new blue they will be carrying though it is not up yet. I will test this as soon as comes to see if I can get a turquoise as happy as this one! I am impressed that they offered to do this for me.
Several months ago I worked a turquoise and ochreish red into this image, which I actually like very much.
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| Turquoise and Red |
Very recently my encaustic work
Backyard Bahamas was juried into
The 5th International Encaustic Exhibition in Sante Fe, NM. The show will be up for the month of October (2015).
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| Backyard Bahamas - encaustic on 8" x 8" panel |
I owe much to three friends who have helped enormously in my return to painting: Susan Abbott, Steve Weinert, Maggie Triggs. And for the constant support of my life partner Mary Jean who knows first hand the difficulties of the last few years.
