Ann Harris “Portrait(Red Robe)”

I saw this work by Ann Harris at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington , Dc. as part of an exhibition titlted  ” Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013″.   The figure in the red robe reminds me of  the painting “The Call” (see last...

Remedios Varo, “The Call”

Just a gorgeous surreal painting by a woman artist in the 1960’s. Isn’t this work so haunting and memorable? From Wikipedia, concerning her technique…”After 1949 Varo developed her mature style, which remains beautifully enigmatic and instantly...

New work

I am still creating this painting, slowly building up layers of encaustic and such. You may not be able to tell, but this painting has white flower like objects applied at the hat around the figure. The back gold patterns were created by painting a bright gold...

Petah Coyne, untitled #781

While visiting the National Museum of Women in the Arts, I discovered this hanging sculture titled #781 by Petah Coyne. It depicts a dress, floating and suspended in the air, all pink and white and dripping sweetness.  Petah Coyne created it by pouring encaustic wax...