New Pond 2012: Another stage

Working on this painting has been interesting.  In many ways it recalls

my earlier water paintings, at least in format.  However, in this one I am incorporating many of the  tools and methods I have been incorporating into my soft pastel and encaustic works- soft pastel and oil sticks are integrated into the imagery along with more traditional tube oil paint.  I often use scrapers and rags to apply the paint.

William Zimmer Gallery...

Mira M White on wall

Encaustic by Sue Cretarolo

Here are glimpses of the William Zimmer Gallery in Mendocino, CA where I am happily exhibiting my mixed media/ soft pastel artworks!

My work on wall on left

 

Up the stairs

My work flanking the cental painting

 

Karen Bower watercolors in frames

Sue Cretarolo on wall

Trip to Boston.........

I want to make sure I send a few notes with pictures about my wonderful- however brief- trip to Boston for the exhibition The Future of The Past: Encaustic Art of the 21st Century-- in which I had a piece - Carnival-

The exhibit was superbly hung, with 35 artworks selected from over 500 entries and 5  works by artists who were invited ( Paula Roland, James Meyer- Jasper John's former assistant) Cari Hernandez, Francisco Benitez, Kevin Frank). Three artists who were pioneer encaustic workers were included in the 35: Esher Geller ( now 91) Karl Zerbe, David Aronson.
 I felt honored to be included in this exhibit with so many encaustic " heavy hitters"- without saying more--- here are some pics:

 

Getting Ready

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Getting REady 2

Getting Ready 3

 

At the reception with Barb and Harriet and Louise

Reception conversation

Cari Hernandez sculpture

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Barbara Maricle

Diane Kleiss

Esther Geller

Eunice Choi

Eunice Choi

BCA director with Ms Geller and BArb Cone

 

Explanation

Fanne Fernow Diptych

Jacquelyne Mallegni

More peeps

New Pond 2012 Stage 3

Just thought you might like to see how this painting is progressing.  Interrupted by the new fall semester of classes....

Still very much in progress-- too much orange in this slide and no way to alter it....

Stage 2 New Pond 2012

Interesting thing about going into a new - huge- canvas with a pre-determined idea is how much floundering and internal conflict it precipitates.  I wanted to do a water piece, but when I started working I found that I  spent most of the first 3 sessions getting used to working big again-- after all, most of my recent work has been small ( 8"x8" encaustics ) or , at the most, 22"x30" works on paper.  And here I am, dancing in front of a 6 footer.   Well, I think I am getting my muscles back: Here is stage #2:

Work in process 41"x72"

New Painting In Process: Pond 2012

I have been yearning to get back to the large oil I started a few months back-- and thought I would post its beginning stages.  I occasionally return to water themes and this is one: New Pond 2012- ( 41'x72") No telling when it will be finished to my liking... December maybe?  Here t'is" 

Post Mendocino: My Images

I worked on these  encaustic images during my workshop.  Please peruse my website for more information on these pieces