Artist Insight: Balsam Poplar Series

The Balsam Poplar Series focuses on pattern and multimedia arboreal-based paintings. The model for these paintings is a western balsam poplar tree located in Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.   I
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Lyre Series 14x14 Encaustic, 12k white gold leaf, silk on panel

Last Chance for Tipping Points: Changing Paradigms

This week is your last chance to see the Tipping Points exhibit at Thayer Gallery. The gallery is located on 745 Washington Street, Braintree, Massachusetts. The exhibit showcases four women, all encaustic artists, who explore nature and
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Charyl Weissbach, 36″ x 36″, Encaustic, 23K gold leaf, and silk on panel, 2018
Debra Claffey, 24″ x 24″, Oil and wax paint, monotype, graphite on paper on panel, 2018
Donna Hamil Talman, 33″ x 22″, Encaustic, monotype, ink, pencil, oil pastels, 2015
Patricia Gerkin, 48″ x 12″, Encaustic, oil stick, metal leaf, 2014

Tipping Points: Changing Paradigms

TIPPING POINTS: Changing Paradigms October 9–November 9, 2018 Artist Talk: October 18, 6-6:30PM Artist Reception: October 18, 6-8PM Thayer Academy Gallery www.thayer.org/gallery Four artists who use mixed mediums of encaustic, oil and cold wax,
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Artist Insight: Autumn

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus Metalscapes are large, immersive pieces created to represent the beauty and expansiveness of nature. As we travel into a new
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Meet the Artists! Elemental: Contemporary Encaustic

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,
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