Calm and Collected Encaustic on Panel

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
10"x24"
(3) 8"x10", (3) 10"x12" framed
$125

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Tropical Reef Encaustic on Panel

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
10"x24"
(3) 8"x10", (3) 10"x12" framed
$125

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Fall Festival Encaustic on Canvas

Encaustic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
24"x40"
(2) 24"x20"
$295

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Subtlety Encaustic on Canvas

Encaustic on Canvas
24"x36"x1.5"
$300

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Building Blocks 3 Encaustic on Canvas

Encastic on Canvas
24"x40"
(2) 20"x24"
$325

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Harvest Encaustic on Panel

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
10"x24"
(3) 8"x10", (3) 10"x12"
$125

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Ack! My face hurts. I woke up yesterday morning and apparently it is that season again. I jumped straight into some kind of sinus infection, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Usually I have a little bit of a warning, some kind of buildup. Maybe because it rained yesterday it just made my allergies that much worse. I got some canvases gessoed yesterday, but I don't know how much painting I will be able to get done today. Paint fumes probably aren't going to help me out a whole lot. Sigh.

I had a discussion with Beth yesterday about how no paint is actually good for you. She was a chemistry major for much of college before she changed her major to art (kind of like me who graduated with a finance degree... and am now a full time artist???). So Beth actually has studied a fair amount about paint's chemical composition. I did not know that acrylic paints are actually almost as bad for you, or worse, if ingested. Part of their flow agent is formaldehyde. Scary, eh? She told me stories about her many pet fish that lost their lives after she painted rooms with laytex acrylic (indoor house) paint and didn't move their tank from the room beforehand. This also explains why I was starting to get lightheaded after gessoing canvases for several hours.

Honestly, it never really occurred to me that gesso and acrylic paint give off fumes of any kind. They are so touted by the industry as being "healthier" for you. I don't sand the gesso on my canvas, so I've never worried about it. But I must say, I never get lightheaded when I use oils as long as I use Linquin and keep the top on my Turpenoid.

In any case, I have more or less determined that by the time I reach 35 I will most likely be senile or just have totally cooked my brain Ozzy Osbourne style from all the painting I am doing. (Although that man is totally the poster boy for not doing drugs. Kind of sad how anti-establishment he used to be and generally hardcore... now he can barely speak. And I digress...)

Revelry Encaustic on Panel Framed

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
10"x24"
(3) 8"x10", (3) 10"x12" framed
$125

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Lazy River Encaustic on Panel

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
10" x 24"
(3) 8"x10", (3) 10"x12" framed
$125

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Golden Dragon Encaustic on Canvas

Encaustic on Canvas, Ready to Hang
16" x 42" x 1.5"
$250

This piece is going to be available first at White Linen Night in the Heights. If you would like to purchase this before it goes on sale at WLN or my Etsy Store, please Email Me. This piece is a colorful painting done as a triptych (3 canvases) on gallery-wrapped canvas. I have finished the edges in black, so there is a lovely, clean, contemporary look to it, but because the painting itself has such an organic feeling, the two styles keep the piece warm and lovely for your home.

Spring Bouquet HUGE Encaustic on Panel Painting Framed

Encaustic Painting on Panel, Framed
24" x 24"
(4) 12" x 12", (4) 14" x 14" framed
$260

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I had so much fun with this piece! The inspiration for it came from a single study that I did a while ago, also called Spring Bouquet. I just loved the color combinations of that one piece. Unfortunately, I didn't have more of that specific type of panel with me (it is a 1/4" deep box, so no framing needed!) when I wanted to create a large version of it, so I started from scratch! I love the colors, and they can really bring vibrancy to any home or office.

Floating Acrylic on Canvas

Floating
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 36"
$260

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Return to Me Abstract Expressionist Painting

Happy Monday!
Return to Me
Original Acrylic on Canvas with Texture
24" x 36"
$260

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I love this huge painting. Plus, because it is such amazing shades of yellow, it would look absolutely gorgeous on a blue wall (like in the picture) The picture above really does not do the painting justice as every time you look at the painting up close, there are so many layers of color. Love it! Here is a picture of the detail:


I had so much fun with this painting. I am finally figuring out how to translate the techniques I have been using in my oils to acrylics. As much as I love oil, there are just so many advantages to using acrylics. Still, nothing can beat the luminosity and beauty of oil colors. I felt like I was finally hitting my groove. Today and tomorrow I am just trying to get as many pieces done as possible in order to get more inventory in the store before I leave for the wedding.

Clearing Fog

Clearing Fog
36" x 36"

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I finished this piece yesterday afternoon, and just got it up on Etsy. I had a lot of fun really trying to work in some different colors, like the coral hues, and the neutral greens. I really think this piece has some beautiful colors in it.

First Saturday was a lot of fun. I talked to the manager, and I will be able to have a booth for White Linen Nights on August 2nd. Come look for me there!

First Saturday Tomorrow

Diva
Oil on Canvas
18" x 22"To purchase, please see my Etsy store.

This Saturday is First Saturday in the Heights! So if you are looking for something to do in Houston, go and walk around and enjoy all of the wonderful artwork in the galleries. The Yale Street Arts Market is always a lot of fun. I will have a booth there starting in September, and my work is being shown in M2 Gallery on W19th St. I'll also be volunteering in the morning at the Heights Fun Run, so I hope to see you all out and about!

Tropical Heat III

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
10" x 10"
$135 + 9.95 S&H

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Tropical Head II

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
10" x 10"
$135 + 9.95 S&H

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Whew! I am completely and totally dead and sore today. It took all of the effort I had just to drag myself out of bed this morning. Well firstly, I went for a looong run, which I haven't done in a looong time. Then, to top it off, my fiancee and I went and had our very first dance lessons together. We are taking swing, and it is ridiculously fun. In any case, enjoy this fun, light piece!

Reflections

Oil on Panel
18" x 30"

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Subtleties

Oil on Panel
30" x 30"

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Green Envy III

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100 + 9.95 S&H

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Green Envy II

Encaustic on Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100 + 9.95 S&H

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