Since I never plan my New Year’s resolution, I just announce it on Jan 1 st, I decided this year that I need advance planning. I am sure that this is why the resolution never comes to fruition. This year I decided to being a full time artist who supports oneself from their art. Well, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘environmental art’
Starting New Years resolution early…
Posted in art, tagged art, art promotion, art workshops, business strategy, encaustic, encaustic wax, environmental art on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shawna Moore at Jackson Hole
Posted in art, tagged aj grossman, art, artists web sites, beeswax, encaustic, encaustic medium, encaustic wax, environmental art, jackson hole, mix-media, south florida artists, wax on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just attended Shawna Moore’s workshop at the Jackson Hole Art Association. It was well worth the 5 hour flight from Florida to Salt Lake City, Utah, and then the 5 hour car drive through the farms of Idaho and then through the Grand Tetons in Wyoming. The facility was great. I found Shawna from [...]
this word really does exist
Posted in art, tagged art, artwax, beeswax, collage, encaustic, environmental art, florida, hollywood, santa fe workshops, south florida artists on June 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
During my last art workshop in Santa Fe, I learned a technique that everyone in the class came to refer to as “transparentized” the paper. Of course we all decided that it was made up word in the class. It is the process of taking your paper and adding beeswax to create a transparent appearance. [...]
Is a painting of a tree “eco-friendly”?
Posted in art, tagged art, carbon footprint, collage, designer showcase, eco-friendly, encaustic medium, encaustic wax, encaustics, environmental art, green art, mix-media on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I attended the Broward County Red Cross Designer Showcase. When I got to the beautiful houses on Las Olas, I was told that the art was all “eco-friendly”. What I discovered was the paint used through out all the homes was a new low-odor, evironmentally friendly housepaint. But I was also [...]