R&F Handmade Paints

Encaustic Collage 5 by Leslie Giuliani

There will be an encaustic demonstration at Jerry’s Artarama in West Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday the 25th from 1 to 4pm.

In this “hands on” demonstration with artist Leslie Giuliani, students will learn the basics of working with heated, beeswax-based paint. We will also explore techniques using R&F Pigment Sticks. The sticks are compatible with encaustic and can be a convenient alternative to tube oils.  No experience is necessary to participate.  Contact Jerry’s for more info.

The mission of Friends of Historic Kingston is to preserve the architectural heritage of Kingston. This heritage includes the 17th century Dutch bluestone buildings and the 19thcentury churches, houses, and factory buildings from the city’s canal and industrial era. Many of the factories and houses were built with the red brick manufactured locally at plants along the Hudson River.

R&F’s building is a great example of these red brick factory buildings. (more…)

Don’t let the economic crisis turn into a creative crisis!

Cynthia Winika Demonstrating at R&F

With so many teachers experiencing budget cutbacks and layoffs, R&F has decided to help by running a very special offer on our Teaching Encaustic Workshop, scheduled for May 4-7, 2009.  We will be cutting tuition by more than 50% to make it easier for teachers to… (more…)

viridian and diarylide yellow

In a previous blog, I noted that most inorganic pigments are opaque, except when a molecule of water is bonded to the pigment crystal. That “water of crystallization” makes an inorganic pigment, like viridian, translucent.

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Christine Marmo

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The opening for Encaustic Works 2009 was held Sunday at The Castle Gallery in New Rochelle, NY and it was very well attended especially considering that the artists hailed from several countries and all over the United States.

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All this week, artist Mimi Cjajka Graminski has been in the Gallery at R&F creating a new installation. Using small wax pellets, Mimi has created a series of interconnected, pointilistic drawings - some directly on the gallery walls, some suspended on monofilament, casting shadows on wall. The artist has long been exploring the link between feminism and nature, but she has managed to keep her work soft and personal by using various translucent materials and forms that suggest dresses, bodies, pods and tendrils.

The exhibition will run from April 4th to May 30th, 2009.  The opening reception will be held Saturday April 4th, 5-7pm

This weekend will mark the 7th juried biennial Encaustic Works show.   This year’s juror is accomplished artist, Heather Hutchison.

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