Events

in the mezzanine gallery
“Art + Function + Design” 
new collection by
Debra Sutherland Core
March 15 – April 13

Paintings + Photos become my newest collection
Inspired by homes and gardens

A collage of shapes and patterns
Using my digitally designed fabrics,
Papers, Inks and Found objects

Layering, Sewing and Painting
Being worked into a
Collage design creating a
Functional art form for your living space use.

Working to take my love of color, design and fashion

Creating a piece or object to love and live with.

#soft trays #wall décor #kitchen ware # paintings

 

in the mezzanine gallery
“Spirit Hunter” encaustic and mixed media works by Barbara Hudin
www.barbarahudin.com
April 16 – May 14
meet Barbara and her work during Prescott’s 4th Friday Art Walk at ‘Tis
April 23rd
5:00 – 7:00 PM

 

Encaustic Painting

Encaustic (Enkaustikos) painting is an ancient process invented by the Greeks to seal the hulls of their ships.  Later the process was used to create tomb paintings – the oldest and best-preserved paintings on earth.  Many of these are on display in the Louvre in Paris and are 2,000 or more years old.  The paint is made by heating chunks of tree resin (dammar), bee’s wax, and dry pigments together and brushing the molten mix onto a rigid surface or panel.  Drying almost instantly, the artist is allowed to make one or two brush strokes before the paint sets up.  Once a layer of paint is put down, the painting must be fused to the surface with an iron, heat gun, or torch – before adding another layer of paint.  This technique creates a luminous and extremely durable surface and assures the integrity of the painting.  Like all fine artwork, encaustic paintings should be stored and displayed properly, avoiding direct sunlight and hot temperatures.  They should never be left in a hot car or storage facility.

Artist Statement

I began experimenting with encaustic painting in the early 1990’s while majoring in drawing and printmaking at the Pacific NW College of Art in Portland, OR.  I learned how to make encaustic paint by “word of mouth” from then Seattle artist, Jef Gunn.  At that time there were no resources available from which to learn the process.  While I continue to make prints, most of my work these days is in mixed media and encaustic painting.

Approximately 15 years ago, I began collecting pigments during camping and hiking trips into desert and volcanic areas – mostly in Oregon and Utah.  Beautiful veins of natural pigment such as yellow ochre and burnt sienna may be found along road cuts and geologic formations that have experienced erosion.  This also brought me into contact with places where Native American people lived and created pictographs/petroglyphs, often using these same pigments. This has had a profound influence on my creative process, specifically viewing these ancient marks that were so connected to the natural world in which they lived and hunted.  To date, I have collected around 40 different natural pigments and incorporate them into my paintings whenever possible.

In the Mezzanine Gallery- “The Art of Corbin Ross” Wood and Mixed Media Infused Art and Furniture

February 15 – March 14

In the Main Gallery- “Making Our Mark 2021” by the Contemporary Printmakers of Prescott

February 25 – March 23

In the Mezzanine Gallery- “Art + Function + Design” new collection by Debra Sutherland Core

March 15 – April 13

In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography

March 25 – April 22

In the Mezzanine Gallery- “Spirit Hunter” encaustic and mixed media paintings by Barbara Hudin

April 16 – May 14

In the Main Gallery- Objects Found 2021

April 22 – May 19

In the Mezzanine Gallery- to be announced

May 15 – June 14

In the Main Gallery- “Journeys in Spirit 2021: Traditional and Contemporary Native Art”

May 21 – June 22

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Gail Shay and Friends

June 15 – July 14

In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography

June 24 – July 20

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Cindy Brower and Gary Cassidy

July 16 – August 14

In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works

July 22 – August 24

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Cindi and Joe Shaffer

August 15 – September 14

In the Main Gallery- “Black and White with a Splash of Color 2021”

August 26 – September 21

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Jo Manginelli and Friends

September 15 – October 13

In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography

September 23 – October 19

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Laughing Giraffe and Friends- fiber and jewelry by Mary Kaye O’Neill and more

October 15 – November 14

In the Main Gallery- “Assemblage and Collage 2021”

October 21 – November 23

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Barb Wills and Friends- wearable art by Barb Wills and more

November 15 – December 29

In the Main Galley- Eclectic Works

November 25 – December 21

In the Mezzanine Gallery- STEPS Art Education Program for ages 5 – 14 Student Exhibition

January 2 – January 14