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Encaustic Circle Newsletter - October 2010
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Dear ,
Linda, Bethany & Thea  | September was an extremely busy month, and one of the "Encaustic highlights" definitely was Linda Womack teaching two 2-day workshops here in the Okanagan. I wrote a short blog post about it, with lots of pictures. Here is Bethany, one of the 24 workshop participants, presenting Linda and myself with a (chocolate!) apple for the teacher! And then I had the pleasure of meeting so many great IEA friends at the Advance/Retreat in San Francisco. If you have the chance, do make an effort and attend next year's event, which will take place in Portland, Oregon. I'll make sure to talk about it closer to the date. |
Late Summer Salon Update
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Attentive audience at Carol's demo  | Another great event, although not so large, was my Late Summer Salon, with about 30 people attending. We gathered at Linden Gardens and chatted, enjoyed refreshments and watched Carol Munro demonstrating her Munro Heatable Palette. We raised $80.00 for the Penticton Art Gallery. If you were there: thanks for coming out, despite the rain!
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Exhibition News
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Brilliant Moments III opens Thursday, October 7.
It looks like it is going to be a great show again, with about 40 Encaustic paintings of 14 different artists.
Please come out and meet us at Leir House, Penticton.
On the same evening, Jill Tucker will celebrate the opening of her solo show "Through the Trees" at the Summerland Art Gallery.
If you have a fast car you could attend both events in one evening, but watch out for those pesky deer....;-))
More exhibition news:
RipOffs at Fall Art Show, Oliver  | The popular Rip Offs will be featured at
Handworks Gallery October 5 - 29. This year they have chosen to produce their own
individual representations of Lauren Harris's "Mount Lefroy".
Come to the reception with the artists in
attendance on Wed., Oct. 6 from 2-4pm. Refreshments will be served.
There will be a door prize. Handworks Gallery
35648 - 97 St., Oliver, B.C.
250-498-6388
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Featured Guest Artist: Howard Hersh
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For this section I'd like to highlight a different artist working in Encaustic each month. Please email me if you would like to be featured here. This newsletter reaches more than 900 Encaustic enthusiasts, who are all eager to learn more about you.
Howard Hersh  |
This month's featured artist is Howard Hersh.
Howard lives and works in San Francisco and has been a full time artist since 1984.
I was very fortunate to be able to visit his studio and meet him during the art tour of the IEA Advance/Retreat late September.
Howard is the master of the pour.
To this end he has two unrecognizable sawbucks standing next to his heated palette on which he works his magic. They look like headless mountain goats, who got stuck in the paint booth of an auto body shop!!
Howard's painting surfaces are smooth as silk and shimmer like glass. It is almost impossible to resist the urge to touch his paintings...
Review by Alan Bamberger, artbusiness.com, November 2009
I
see a fair amount of encaustics out there and yes, it's a difficult
medium, and I suppose that's why in the
overwhelming majority of instances, the finished products leave me
wanting. Howard Hersh, to the
contrary, appears to have mastered the
nuances of the craft. In other words, the wax goes where he wants it to
rather than wherever it feels
like going. As for the elevated essence of
the endeavor, according to Hersh, "While separation between races,
religions, and species seem
to be a political issue; I strive to show
differences as a matter of perception. Without words, our minds are free
to create associations."
And that, as they say, is that.
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 Remember the picture of the two deer peeking through my studio window in the August newsletter?
This time I spotted a small black bear on the lawn in front of the studio! I had to run upstairs to get my camera and I could still capture him further down the garden. Isn't he cute?!
Wishing you many great surprises like that and
Happy Painting!
Thea Haubrich
TwinLakes Encaustic Art Ltd. |
Workshops + Circle meetings
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Due to personal health issues I have to cancel any workshops and/or circle meetings until further notice.
I am very sorry for the inconvenience and hope to be able to reschedule later this year.
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