Art for Coffee's Sake: June 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Pretty In Petri Dish, Encaustic on Wood, 12x12x2 inches

Pretty In Petri Dish, Encaustic on Wood, 12x12x2 inches

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The painting was inspired by these little old scraps I saved from another project!

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Untitled, Encaustic on Wood, 12x12x2 inches

Untitled, Encaustic on Wood, 12x12x2 inches

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Sunday, June 05, 2011

Tell Me A Story, Encaustic & Collage on Wood Blocks in 8x8 inch frame

Tell Me A Story, Encaustic & Collage on Wood Blocks in 8x8 inch frame

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This was really fun to do...definitely planning to do more!

I haven't even attached the pieces to the frame yet...thinking of best way...any suggestions?

Photo taken in garage

Photo taken outside

Close Up Details

Exhibits

+ Update: 9/29/15: I am showing my piece, "Simply Put" at the Recent Works: 35th Annual Juried show at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, College of Lake County. Live music and refreshments will be featured during the opening. Exhibition Dates: October 9^th (Opening Reception on Friday evening, October 9^th from 6-8 pm) to November 15^th. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 7:30 am to 9pm, Fridays 8 am to 4:30 pm, and Saturdays 9 am to 3 pm. 847-543-2040

+Update 3/7/14: I am showing my piece, "In the Groove" at The Art Center's "Encaustic in Nature" Show. It runs 3/7/14-4/1/14.

+Update 1/10/14: I am showing my piece, "Opera Class" at The Art Center, Highland Park's Annual Member & Faculty Show, "In View". Show runs 1/10/14-2/1/14

+Update 1/6/12: I am showing my piece, "Follow Your Leader" at The Art Center, Highland Park's Annual Member & Faculty Show, "In View". Show runs 1/6/12-1/30/12

+Update 9/1/11: You can now see my work at the Starbucks in Glencoe, IL for the month of September

+Update 8/23/11: I will be showing my piece "Look Out" at The Art Center in Highland Park, IL from Aug 26-Sept 24, 2011. Here's more info on the show:

http://theartcenterhp.org/exhibits/explorations-new-works-by-new-artists

Also, Starbucks in Glencoe, IL will be showing my work for the month of September

+Update 3/27/11: I will be showing some of my work at the Starbucks in Glencoe, IL for the month of September 2011. Let me know which pieces YOU think I should show! +Update 12/22/10: I will be showing my piece, "Kind of A Surprise" at "In View": The 22nd Annual Member & Faculty Show of The Art Center Highland Park. The show runs from January 6-January 29, 2011.

http://www.theartcenterhp.org/

+Update 3/18/10: Thanks to The Chicago Artists Coaltion(CAC), you can see my encaustic piece, "Lied" (http://artforcoffeessake.blogspot.com/2009/09/lied-encaustic-on-wood-with-charcoal.html) in person at The 12th Annual Chicago Art Open ( 4/24/10-5/7/10 ) in the "Curators Choice" Gallery Location: The River East Art Center http://www.rivereastartcenter.com/ 435 East Illinois Street Chicago, IL 60611

Past Exhibits: +"12x12" (Group Exhibit, Juried) The Art Center, Highland Park, IL November 20, 2009-January 4, 2010

Encaustic and Mixed Media Art