The painting below is the largest I’ve painted and is I think very representative of the style that has become my signature though I think each series does have it’s individual signature that keeps me painting one series after another. Summer is really my favorite time for painting and I really don’t on why. I’ve … Continue reading
Category Archives: Painting Studio
New Paintings at TEW Galleries
Excited to have finished new paintings headed for TEW Galleries. The beginning of this year has been so good for me. In all, I have finished nine paintings that were started in November of 2022.
“In the Morning Glow”
http://www.instagram.com/p/CmWxm9wu8gA/ New Painting for 2022 “In the Morning Glow” 40 x 30 inches, oil on cradled panel
New painting oil on cradled wood panel.
Beginning
This morning I am reviewing the past day’s work and trying to get an idea of how I want to proceed. Working a 36 x 36 cradled panel with oil mixed with cold wax gives me a number of alternatives. Usually I spend a long time just looking. The longer I wait between each step … Continue reading
2020 A New Year: New Challenges
I had to wrestle with how to start this post, coming late in the spring with so many new challenges due to the pandemic, I lost all reference to time, as so many others have said. So why did I take a year to post? I have lots of excuses. Painting all the time on … Continue reading
Fall Open House
Open House at Helen DeRamus Studio at the Artisan Resource Center in Marietta, Georgia Continue reading
Spring in the Studio
Here in the Southern USA spring started early. My car and literally everything else is constantly covered in pine pollen. However, it is beautiful here with trees and flowers blooming in full. I notice that green appears on my palette as well. My studio is now blooming with new paintings. Since the beginning of … Continue reading
Encaustic Workshops for October 2015
One-Day Encaustic Workshop Sunday, October 18, 2015 1PM – 4PM Helen DeRamus Studio Artisan Resource Center 585 Cobb Parkway, Suite L-1 Marietta, GA 30060 770/378-9003 Register at http://www.helenderamus.com This is an introductory workshop with all supplies included in the fee. It is an opportunity to create several paintings using encaustic medium and learn the basics … Continue reading
Sometimes You Have to Play
The beginning of the year in the studio until now and continuing are painting commissions and exhibits to prepare for. I am not complaining. No way! But there comes a time when it is necessary to stray off the path and play. By that I mean experiment with mediums. Today was the day to play … Continue reading