by Barbara Downs | Jul 20, 2010
The 50-50 II Show opens soon! See the Sanchez Art Center website for a list of participating artists, directions to the center, and more. There is going to be some great work in this show! Around a thousand people came to the opening last year. If you would like to...
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...
by Barbara Downs | Jul 12, 2010
Just about now, I’m wondering why I thought it would be a good idea to do 50 pieces in 50 days. Given that I posted the final bird last week and there’s been not a peep from me since then, you probably assumed I was lounging on the beach. That would be...
by Barbara Downs | Jul 6, 2010
I knew all along that this would be the final piece. It will get framed, and I’m hoping to make a custom frame. Time to fire up the welder!
by Barbara Downs | Jul 6, 2010
