Encaustic Newbies

Tracey Bish's encaustic piece

Fortunate to participate in Karen Bubb's encaustic workshop at her studio in Boise, Idaho, February 20, 2016. 

Megan places one of her encaustic works on a shelf for display.

Showing her favorite encaustic works completed during Karen Bubb's workshop. 

Close up of an encaustic work with gold leaf. 

Trish Mizuta shows her encaustic works.

Showing her favorite encaustic work completed during Karen Bubb's workshop. 

Karen Bubb, instructor extraordinaire

Thanks for stopping by to take a look. -Gregg

Art of Others - My view

"Love is all you need" - Marianne Konvalinka
Mixed media on board, 12" x 16"

Seeing the world through the 3:2 aspect ratio of a 35mm negative. Sharing work of others in a zoomed view. See their websites for the full versions of their work. 

"Hard Hat Area" - Rick Friesen
Battleship linoleum mounted on sheetrock, 5" x 7"

Figure of a Cat and a Mouse. Made by Höchst Manufactory (Germany) about 1760. 
Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Hard-paste porcelain, height 7.5" and 4.75"

"Cat & Mouse" - Megan Mizuta
Ink on sketch paper, 5.5" x 3.5"

"Siddhartha Gotama in gas mask" - Samuel Stimpert
Bronze, steel, iron, fabric

"Take your lanes please" - Jerri link
Acrylic on aluminum, 4" x 5.5"

Links to the artists websites:

Marianne Konvalinka, Rick Friesen, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Samuel Stimpert, Jerri Lisk

I'm closing with lyrics from Counting Crows "Mr Jones". Check out the video:  Mr. Jones.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  -Gregg

I will paint my picture

Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray

All of the beautiful colors are very very meaningful

Gray is my favorite color I felt so symbolic yesterday

If I knew Picasso

I would buy myself a gray guitar and play

Mr. Jones and me look into the future  -Counting Crows

Gregg Mizuta Photography

Sideshow Tattoo

Saturday night at Sideshow Tattoo, 3927 Overland Rd, Boise, Idaho

I think the last time I used I tripod, Springsteen just released Born in the U.S.A. f22, 5s.

Art so Lucky

"Vacation" - Erin Cunningham
Oil on panel, 12" x 24"

Restarting my blogging with a new platform and kicking it off with glimpses of works of art from Boise based artists.  

Being ingrained in viewing the world through the 3:2 aspect ratio of a 35mm negative, this is how I am sharing their works. My apologies to the artists for only showing cropped versions of their art but I think it say volumes that they still showcase strongly in these "zoomed" views. 

"Dear Vincent, You Are Still Relevant" - Betsie Richardson
Oil on canvas, 16" x 20"

"Turkey" - Megan Mizuta
Water soluble marker on paper, 3.3" x 5.5"

"Julia Davis Park Swans" - Karen Bubb
Encaustic, 8" x 8"

Brain Butter adult coloring book #1 "tipped in drawing" - Kelly Knopp and Noble Hardesty
Felt marker on card stock, 8.5" x 11"

"Fall near Fairfield, ID" - Samuel L. Paden
on textured paper, 7.5" x 5.5"

Quick links to the artists websites:

Erin Cunningham, Betsie Richardson, Megan Mizuta, Karen Bubb, Kelly Knopp, Noble Hardesty, Samuel L. Paden  

I'm closing with this phrase that has made its way from Facebook posts to bumper sticker status:

"The Earth without Art is just Eh". 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look. Next time, photo images from the  05. -Gregg


Gregg Mizuta Photography