Evans Encaustics Newsletter It's Been A Long, Long Time January 2012 Call for Entries      Painting: Color Dominates  We are looking for paintings which feature color as the dominant element of design.  Color sets the mood, color makes the statement, color controls the message.  Wax must be one of the materials used in each work. Selected works will be the first show of a gallery section of Evans Encaustics.  Subsequent shows will be added four times a year but each show will remain posted permanently.  Artists are encouraged to submit original works as follows:  Deadline is February 14, 2012.  Entry is free.  Submit up to three works via email to  hyllaevans@gmail.com   Be sure to include your full name, address, and permission to exhibit the image online if your artwork is selected.  Include a phone number and your own email address.  Each jpg should be cropped, resolution 150dpi, not to exceed 1MP.  Label each with your last name and title of the work.  Feel free to submit a brief statement on the role color plays  in each work submitted.     NEW!  We have a blog! It's in its infancy but informational posts will be added frequently.  Enter your email at the top of the blog to receive it in your Inbox. Evans Encaustics Blog Irgazines Available Brush Ready  Irgazine pigments are intensely rich with each Paint Stick producing magical washes when thinned with a LOT of medium.   Joanne Loves This Red and Irgazine Blue are our most coveted colors, followed closely by Irgazine Green and Irgazine Yellow. A single Paint Stick makes several blocks of strong paint and mixes easily with all other colors.   All of these Irgazine colors are available now in Brush Ready format in two sizes, so spend a little less to try the colors and move up to Paint Sticks when you want much more paint. It's always good to follow your blogs and show news.  Keep me posted on all you're doing in your careers! Friend me on facebook if you like. And I have a little blog that's less business, more personal, but feel free to take a peek here. Sincerely, Hylla Evans Evans Encaustics Paint Sticks: Redefining Encaustic Paint How are our Paint Sticks different from other encaustic paints?  Easy to break (no more melting the whole block to use a little paint), each piece of a Paint Stick should be mixed with at least twice as much medium to produce color at its finest. Most colors can hold tremendous intensity when extended with five or more parts medium!  Any encaustic paint can be extended with far more medium to produce transparent glazes.  Paint Sticks are a combination of dry pigment and encaustic medium in a balance that holds the maximum amount of pigment in each stick.  There are no other ingredients, so expect these to go a long way!