Icy cold greetings my friends! There's nothing like a layer of snow and ice to make me yearn for sun, sand and heat, BUT, since a warm weather trip is not on the agenda this week let me jump in tell you what is. First, art & light's second annual group exhibit, "February Heat" opens next Friday, February 5th (6-9pm) and will run thru February 13.
New encaustic work by Pat Kilburg
Second, whether you're an artist, an emerging or established collector or a friend of all things artful, you will not want to miss this show. 15+ local artists have spent the last couple of months experimenting with paint and hot wax. Lead by Paul Flint, the show promises to heat things up a bit with a mystic combination of painting pros and first time users of wax..
Diane Kilgore Condon has been working with hot wax for more than a year now.
For those of you who aren't quite sure what encaustic means, it is an ancient technique where artists heat beeswax to the liquid stage, then mix in pigmentation. After the artist gets everything "just so," heat is applied to the whole business, which results in a fusion of colored wax and wood. Metal tools and special brushes help shape or texture the substance.
Paul Flint's encaustic work
Now, wait til you hear about the incredible cast of artists involved in this exhibit - they include none other than Annie Koelle, Pat Kilburg, Blake Ross, Kent Ambler, Paul Flint, Greg Flint, Diane Kilgore Condon, Alexia Timberlake, Leslie Hart, Teresa Prator, Tim Speaker, Joseph Bradley, Teri Pena, and David Slone.
I know it's still a week away, but do plan to stop by - if you're from my neck of the woods, it might just be your only chance to warm up in February.
PS If you can't make opening night, remember, a & l is open every Thurs. - Sat. (10-5)
What would you have been if you had not been an artist? I really don't know - the only other subject that really held my interest was science. Art is such a part of me that I can't fathom being anything else.
Blake Ross
