Wow, what a busy weekend! We had a great book release party on Friday for Embracing Encaustic: Learning to Paint with Beeswax and lots of friends came by to wish us well. If you couldn’t make ti to the party here in Portland, here’s a taste of the fun.
My husband Bill was instrumental in getting this book to press so it was a real family celebration. We had books for sale at the party but they will be available to everyone else online by June 15. First we have the really BIG party at the National Encaustic Conference next week near Boston. I plan to blog about the conference most days I’m there, so watch this space for updates from the road.
I spent Saturday finishing up three new paintings the I’ve been working on for a while now. They are all quite different and the first one below was a big surprise even to me. I imagined it in my head, did one quick sketch and after many hours in the studio, there it was. If you’ve seen my work you’ll know it’s quite a departure. I’m still not sure how I feel about it so I’d love to hear comments you might have. I find I’m getting closer and closer to what and how I want to paint but I’m not quite there yet. I’d love to hear what you think.
Growing Too Wise, 32″ x 16″, Encaustic, oil, tissue, ink, foil
Seeing Beyond, 12″ x 12″, encaustic, oil
Naive Grace, 13″ x 27″, Encaustic, oil, tissue, ink (click to see larger)
9 comments
June 2, 2008 at 10:44 am
Judy Wise
I like the last one (Naive Grace) best because it has the feeling of the first one (Growing too Wise) without being literal. I think the organic shapes are interesting and very much of your spirit; the colors are gorgeous on all three and I applaud your courage in working intuitively and outside your comfort zone. (And the size!!!! Wow.)
Congratulations on the new book. Everyone is so excited to see it and have it.
June 2, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Sammyk
Linda, I Love it. I love the spirit of it, the size, everything. BTW, the beauty of art is that you’re never completely there…….you keep growing into it. Keep it up!
June 3, 2008 at 9:26 am
Sven Bonnichsen
As we sang at the party:
Congratulations to you,
Congratulations to you,
Congratulations dear Linda and Biiiiiillllllll…
Congratulations to you!
(And many more ISBNnnnnns)
And may I just say: Nice job of editing down party footage into a short reel. Typically not an easy task!
June 3, 2008 at 9:58 pm
embracingencaustic
Awww, thanks for the song Sven! I wish we’d gotten that on tape!
June 3, 2008 at 10:12 pm
embracingencaustic
Thanks to everyone who has sent me feedback on my new work, both on and off the blog. It’s such a pleasure to have these intimate conversations with close friends and brand new contacts in the same few minutes.
June 5, 2008 at 5:30 pm
gl.
oo, i loved growing too wise! it stood out! i didn’t realize it was so new.
June 6, 2008 at 9:55 am
bridgette
hi linda,
congratulations on the book! I received my copy and it looks wonderful! I am proud to be part of your book.
June 7, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Bridget B.
Naive Grace really stands out for me – the relationship and tension between those curving lines . . . yummy.
June 18, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Jamie
Growing Too Wise is incredible – the colors you used, the graceful swoop and swirl of the flower/vine/snake shape, the mystical glow that surrounds much of the shape… It appears to be both floating on water and grounded in a shining earth, basking in a blue sky.
I’m enthralled with this one. The others seem much more in your style and color pallette, and they’re wonderful, but Growing Too Wise is particulary beautiful to me.