by Barbara Downs | May 17, 2013
I have many thoughts about my current series of large-scale paintings, but I’m going to limit this post to the topic of mark-making as it relates to scale. I started thinking about this perhaps a year ago, while I was working with small encaustics but...
by Barbara Downs | May 13, 2013
I love to photograph my photographer, r.r. jones, at work. He came to my studio last week to shoot a few new large paintings, and at the same time my neighbor Jamie Abbott borrowed my wall to photograph one of his sculptures. Here are Ron and Jamie with Jamie’s...
by Barbara Downs | Mar 24, 2013
Here’s what I’m up to in the studio right now: big paintings, more of which can be seen here. This new one, still in progress, is acrylic and chalk on unstretched canvas, and is approximately 9’x6′. The ladder in the photo shows the scale,...
by Barbara Downs | Jan 10, 2013
I’ve blogged in the past about working collaboratively with Claire Thorson. We’ve done many drawings together as well as some paintings, working from the model. We’re very excited to be showing two of our collaborative drawings at an upcoming show...
by Barbara Downs | Jan 8, 2013
I’ve grown rather fond of this suite of ten small encaustic pieces that I’ve just completed. Each is 6″x6″, encaustic on panel. I delivered them today to this show: Sleight of Hand Pajaro Valley Arts Council Gallery January 16 – February...
