by Barbara Downs | Jun 12, 2012
Quote for the day, from Ed Ruscha, “Whatever I do, I’m having a dialogue with myself. That’s the impetus for it all… Two types of work might be different in some ways, but they have a little silver thread between them.” And on that note,...
by Barbara Downs | Jun 4, 2012
Another one of the large paintings… And here are some of my working materials…
by Barbara Downs | Jan 31, 2012
What was I thinking yesterday when I wrote, regarding my new large-scale pieces, “This has been satisfying work”?!? That sounds lackluster and ambivalent. I need to recant that statement, and I would like to state… no… exclaim, “This is...
by Barbara Downs | May 27, 2010
A friend asked why I photograph the Daily Bird panels on an angle. Three reasons: The diamond-shaped photos look better on my blog page. Encaustic is difficult to photograph. These represent the pieces better than if I shoot them straight-on. I’ll leave that to...
by Barbara Downs | May 23, 2010
I do more than birds! Really! I’ve been focusing on encaustic birds in these posts because I have to produce 50 pieces in 50 days, on the theme of ‘still birds’, for the Sanchez Art Center’s 50-50 Show. But I also do painting and sculpture....
