Boston’s South End will be hosting its 32nd annual Open Studio event on September 15th and 16th, 2018. Over 200 artists, including myself, will be showcasing their work from 11am to 6pm on both

MetalScape, 108 45″ x 45″ encaustic, aluminum, 23K gold leaf, UV resin on panel 2018. I’m excited to announce that MetalScape, 108 will be on display at L’Attitude Gallery in an exhibition entitled “Looking Large.”

Art pieces by Debra Claffey, Patricia Gerkin, Donna Talman, and Charyl Weissbach are now being showcased at the Michelle and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts at Springfield Museums in Springfield, Massachusetts. The exhibit will continue until July 14,

Two of my painting styles work in tandem to explore the beauty of nature. Baroque paintings depict the details found within nature. Their intricate, three-dimensional designs show leaves, flowers, and more. The encaustic medium gives

     

MetalScapes are a dialogue between color and the corresponding relationship  with nature’s expansiveness. These paintings contain minimal color and subtle shifts in shape. The emphasis is on the absence of brushstrokes in order to

This year’s Encaustic Conference just ended and I had an enjoyable time! It was a great opportunity to stay current within the encaustic field, meet old and new friends, and get a lot of new