While continuing my series of drawings on TerraSkin, I see a new direction. I began adding color, using the many varieties of India ink even though I liked the monochromatic images. Then came the realization that perhaps they could be translated into paintings. Now comes the experimentation with larger works on board in anticipation of adding … Continue reading
Where do I begin?
I’m back!! This spring and summer have been so incredibly busy that I hardly know where to begin. Seriously. Summer is usually my quiet studio time, but not this summer. It really started in the spring with my trip to Chicago and the visit to the Botanic Gardens. Returning to the studio was … Continue reading
The Proving Ground
Drawing, making works on paper, is my way of investigating every series of paintings upon which I embark. For the two series that are growing simultaneously, “Passages” and “Layers of Memory”, I am continuing to investigate while both series are well underway, having begun both in 2012. At first I thought there would be a … Continue reading
The Encaustic and Drawing Workshops: Exploring a New Medium
Check out details for the next Encaustic and Drawing Workshops on my website http://www.helenderamus.com
The Encaustic Studio
I gathered together some of the encaustic painting tools and there they are. Since I took these photos I have added new tools, a digital thermometer for example. In the upcoming Encaustic Workshop, June 14 and 15, I will introduce new supports. There are some interesting surfaces besides wood that may be used. Cannot wait … Continue reading
Fresh Talk: Janet Biggs
Originally posted on Fresh Art International:
Sound Editor: Kris McConnachie | Production Assistant: Amy Sherald | Photography, sound and video excerpts: Janet Biggs Related Fresh Talk: Janet Biggs 2011
Deep Water
I am spending days in the studio this week working on paintings I had hidden from my view so that I could think about them in the abstract, so to speak. When I turned them around to view them on Monday of this week, I had a renewed interest and began to find a way … Continue reading
Visual Journaling
On my way to the studio and when I’m traveling anywhere, I take photos. They are snapshots or as I call them, quickshots. I’m always looking and gathering information. Certainly not in any formal way but it is a way of satisfying my curiosity about the world I circulate within. I think of it as … Continue reading
Creative Risks
Moving on to Blogathon Day 10, I have no problem talking about risks since that’s what I do everyday. When I enter the studio in the morning, it is all about risks. The images made here are not always risky per se but I’m sure you face what I do when you stand in front … Continue reading
Haiku
Day 9’s prompt for C4Atlanta’s Blogathon is to create a Haiku. sweet light deep memory puzzle wind blowing layers
