by Barbara Downs | Oct 5, 2010
Open Studios is here again! I will be demonstrating encaustic throughout the day, and I always enjoy discussing any and all of my work with visitors. Am I ready? No, but I will be by Saturday. Here’s what my studio looked like at the end of the day today. As you...
by Barbara Downs | Sep 30, 2010
Once a week, more or less, Tom Maderos, Claire Thorson and I hire a model for drawing and painting in my studio. Lately, Claire and I have been drawing together during these sessions. I don’t mean in the same room…I mean we’re drawing on the same...
by Barbara Downs | Sep 19, 2010
I’ve been drawing. I’ve been painting too, but I try to always find some time for drawing. Here are a few of my recent favorites. All are around 20″ x 30″. Untitled Drawing (Seated Woman), Chalk Pastel/Acrylic on Paper, 27.5" x 20",...
by Barbara Downs | Sep 16, 2010
Encaustic is hard on brushes…
by Barbara Downs | Sep 10, 2010
I’m finishing some paintings for an exhibit in November at Monterey Peninsula College. The exhibit will be with two other Santa Cruz abstract figurative artists. I’ll post more information about the show as I receive it. Here are some crops from the...
by Barbara Downs | Jul 17, 2010
One of the things that I love about encaustic is the dimensionality of the medium. I’ve mentioned before that I photographed my Daily Birds at an angle because I think of the pieces as being ‘objects’, almost sculptures. I often work on these pieces...
