Encaustic artist
Based in Seaside, Agnes Field, art consultant and artist in the Fairweather Gallery, will provide expert conservation and emergency triage for paintings. To realistically repair damaged art, Field will use reversible techniques (such as inpainting) to seamlessly blend repairs into the…
What is the difference between cold wax painting and hot wax encaustic painting, you ask? The key difference between “cold wax” and “hot wax encaustic” is that cold wax is a medium that is used at room temperature, mixed with…
STEP OUTSIDE art by Melissa Jander, folded book art by Mary Boittia and Jeannie Bamberg, art quilt by Cherry Harris, earrings by Mary Truhler, wood bowls by Dale Larson, gemstone art by Cherissa Mai, seascapes by Lee Munsell, photography art…
According to the meteorological calendar, spring always starts on March 1. Fairweather’s artists joyfully captured the change in the season. They embraced the arrival of spring through their inspiring art. The gallery proudly showcased their work. It presented a collection…
“Sweet Dreams” encaustic art by Peg Wells Encaustic is a Greek word meaning “to burn in” (enkaustikos). Heat is used throughout the process, from melting natural beeswax and varnish to fusing the layers of wax with dammar (crystallized tree sap). The Greeks…
“Answering What is Still” cold wax on the panel by Peg Wells. It’s rare for one specific painting medium to have a whole genre of painting associated with it, but Cold Wax Medium is one such medium. Cold Wax Painting…
Made Mostly by Hand. “Mermaid on Shell” by Sandy Visse was created for Fairweather’s September exhibition, BALANCING ACT. Look. Mermaid turned. Perfectly balanced. For BALANCING ACT, a Fairweather exhibition, summer and fall oil paintings by Michael Muldoon, a collection of…
Raw edge wood sculpture with inlaid marble and slate mosaic by mater artisan Stuart Dittbrenner. Also showing artist Gary Pearlman’s abstract strokes series Fairweather’s DIFFERENT STROKES August exhibition. For DIFFERENT STROKES, Fairweather’s August exhibition, watercolor artist Lieta Gratteri featured art…
Display #1 for DIFFERENT STROKES: Watercolor floral by Mary Lyn Gough, fused glass bowl by Christine Downs, glass platter and glass leaves by Monet Rubin, glass plate by Bob Heath, botanical art by Dorota Haber-Lehigh, “Along the Winding Road” (Paul…
At the opening reception for the Fairweather exhibition THIS PLACE, en plein air artist Barbara Bacon Folawn is pictured with her art. In the background are musicians Chelsea LaFey and Richard Thomasian and artist Paul Brent Painting Seaside LIVE ™…