At This Moment is on Exhibit

At This Moment 

at the Corner Art Space 

inside Hastings on Georgia

Here is a sneak peak of my exhibit that is currently up at the Corner Art Space inside Hastings on Georgia in Amarillo, Tx. This exhibit will remain installed through the month of June.  The opening reception is set for May 11th, 2012 at 6:30 pm. 

"26"

Encaustic on a Railroad tie

I created this piece for the Recycle Art Festival at the Amarillo Museum of Art.  I had an old railroad tie laying around so I had it cut down to a workable size.  I loved this section of the railroad tie because of the hole that was located at the bottom of the piece, as well as the nail with the number 26 stamped in it, which stands for the date (1926).    I painted many layers of Encaustic wax over it to create the texture on the piece.  This piece won first in the exhibit and also sold. 

A Strong Foundation

"A Strong Foundation" was selected to be in the permanent collection of the Northwest Texas Professional Building in Amarillo, TX. There were 220 works by 104 different artists and only 30 works were chosen. I feel very blessed to have one of the 30 works selected. Now a judge will choose 1st, 2nd, 3rd for prize money, so wish me luck!

Encaustic classes are about to begin!

The space where the encaustic class with be held is finally completed. I am very excited about this new adventure. Teaching is a passion of mine and what better medium to teach! The class filled up fast and I already have some people signing up for the next session. Class size is limited so if you are interested in taking an encaustic class get in touch with me soon and claim a spot in the next class May 29th - July 17th 2012. Classes are from 6:30 -9 pm (eight weeks long) Cost is $200.00 a person (some supplies provided).

3 Large Encaustics

These are 3 of my latest encaustic pieces. I am very happy with they way they turned out. I am also very proud of myself for setting a goal and reaching it. All three of these works were created in a larger format. I have never worked on panels this large before. Working large defiantly has its advantages and disadvantages. I really like the look of large work, but I have never felt comfortable actually working large. I created these pieces for a competition and they stipulated the piece had to be at least 24 x 36 up to 36 x 48. So I decided to enter this competition so that it would force me to paint big.

"In Time"

"In Time" was created as a landscape. I really love the colors in this piece and I want the viewer to feel at peace when they look at it. The flower shapes in the different sizes represent change and growth for me and "in time" both things happen. I frequently use circles in my work, which symbolizes many different things for me. Being whole, complete, imperfect, never ending, and for reproduction. So creating flowers out of circles just feels right to me.

"Stillness"

"Stillness" was also created in the landscape format. I am very pleased with this piece. The colors really work. I love the multiple panels as well as how the size changes between each panel. This pieces has so much texture you really can't help but to want to touch it. I really love these forest landscapes and the title "Stillness" is exactly how I feel when I am in the mountains surrounded by all the trees.

"A Strong Foundation"

"A Strong Foundation" also created as a landscape and in a different format. I feel having the base being a separate piece really gives it the stability of having "A Strong Foundation". The color in this piece really turned out amazing. I am very pleased with it. It truly makes me feel like I am standing in the middle of all these amazing trees.

Encaustic Class at the Object Gallery

Sign up Now!

Encaustic Class
at the
Object Gallery
taught by
Mandy Gregory

Tuesday's from 6:30-9:00 pm
Cost $200.00 for 8 weeks
(March 20 - May 8th 2012)

To Sign up
Call: 806-681-1968
or
Email: theobjectgallery@yahoo.com
Class size is limited!