R&F Handmade Paints

Dressed Turkey, encaustic on paper, 8.5 x 11, 2009

The staff at R&F would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

The staff at R&F Handmade Paints would like to send a big THANK YOU to all of our friends who came out Saturday night for the opening of DAYDREAMERS, the R&F staff show.  (more…)

Lynn Behrendt and Rachel Levitsky will read in Cadmium Text Series on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 2pm.  (more…)

Cynthia Knott, Naiad, oil, encaustic, and metallic on linen, 40"x74", 2005

We are always thrilled when one of our customers gets well-deserved recognition. The latest instance was Cynthia Knott from eastern Long Island who recently received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award in October. (more…)

Judy Sigunick, African Wild Dog, monotype

A wonderful exhibit took place this November at the Spencertown Academy Arts Center in Spencertown, NY. The exhibit was a fundraiser for Art for Animals and included works by professional artists and students from the Taconic Hills Middle School. (more…)

Jane Guthridge, Dancing Light 2", 19"x19"

Meininger’s in Denver, Colorado will be hosting an in-store encaustic demonstration on Saturday November 14th, from 1 - 3 pm. (more…)

Michelle Marcuse, Unaware of Daylight, encaustic on masonite, 16"x16"

Dick Blick in Philadelphia, PA will be hosting an encaustic and pigment stick demonstration on Thursday November 12th, 2009 from 4 - 6 pm. (more…)

Tracy Spadafora, Untitled, mixed media encaustic

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Richard attended this year’s conference which was held in Mobile, Alabama October 22nd - 24th, 2009.   It was an opportunity to see old and new friends - artists, art historians, encaustic painters and oil painters.

The keynote speaker was Joel-Peter Witkin.  Witkin presented a survey of his work and is known for his photographs of amputated body parts, cripples, distorted figures and composite compositions. They are often hard to take, but they are often directly linked (and often take off of) classical imagery, particularly old-master paintings.  Witkin uses wax, at times, to develop surface effects on his photos.

An exhibit of work by SECAC artists contained about 50-70 pieces of which 5 works were encaustic. The artists were Erin Anfinson, Jane Allen Nodine, and Cliff Tierney. 

The next SECAC conference will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.  VCU is a hotbed of encaustic, thanks to Reni Gower and her Divas and Iron Chefs of Encaustic events. Plans are in the making for another encaustic event there for next year’s SECAC conference. Check back in 2010 for more info.