"Wears Makeup" by Shari Weschler Rubeck
by Shari Weschler Rubeck
Recently, I contacted Shari about her paintings (above) in an announcement for the Colo Colo Gallery in New Bedford, MA. What beautiful surface? I often find myself bored with paintings these days because they seem to fall so easily into a category of work I've seen before...which is not to say these artists are not talented or that they don't create aesthetically beautiful work. It's just like, yeah, another MFA student painting...
people with delicate animal heads...
Brian Donnelly
or any combination of photo-realism and animals...
Amy Guidly
or paintings on wood grain...
or super crazy urban abstract landscapes...
by Naomi Reis
I don't mean to sound like such a grump. I am probably just jealous of getting an MFA. And I have to admit when I want to paint for fun I end up doing some quirky flowers that make me happy. See my old post for hypocritical proof!
But even now, since I became interested in encaustic painting the medium has become incredibly popular. And all the paintings are starting to have that same lumpy, bumpy feeling...jeez louise nevelson
I'll end this on a positive note. On an artist that uses encaustic and sculpture in a way that I think is really amazing. Martin Kline...
soooo...my hope is to incorporate an element of sculpture to my pieces. Which are more just beeswax and not real encaustic...you can check it out if you want.
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