It's About to Go Down!
The show
opens June 5, 2019!
You may, or may not know I am having a solo exhibition at the Augen
Gallery in Portland, Oregon starting tomorrow, Wednesday, June 5th.
Here are three reasons why I believe you should visit my show: The
work is colorful, whimsical, and F-U-N! Even better, you'll see my
newly experimented alcohol ink technique, which has a very flow-y
look.
Glitter is even involved!
SHOW
DETAILS:
OPENINGS
& ARTIST TALK
- Wednesday Preview:
June 5th 5-7:30pm (food & wine)
- First Thursday:
June 6th 5-8pm
- Artist Talk:
Saturday June 15 Noon
RUNS:
- Wednesday, June 5
through Saturday, June 29, 2019
- Regular hours: 11am
- 5:30pm
Consider taking a friend, and making an evening of it!
I recommend the Canopy Hotel on NW 9th Avenue as a great place to
start (or end) your evening.
NOTE: If you can't make it to the openings or artist talk, I am
happy to meet you at the gallery for a personal tour (I truly mean
it.)
ADDITIONALLY: Take a photo of any of my new pieces at my show,
share it to social media, and as a THANK YOU, I'll give you a free
folded note card (with envelope), on the spot!
Image Above: Flow, 2019
Alcohol ink, acrylic paint, white charcoal, gel pen, glitter,
beeswax.
39 x 27 in
Start to Finish
The process of a mixed
media painting
My mixed media paintings are some of the most detailed, and
media-intensive pieces I create, mainly because of the layering.
Below are the stages of media used within each image:
1. India Ink pen is drawn on traditional gesso
2. A yellow/ochre wash is painted over the doodles, then acrylic paint is used over the wash.
3. When the acrylic under painting is done, I melt/paint encaustic medium (beeswax + damar resin) over the painting. I use a heat gun to smooth it out. Finally, I draw/incise lines into the almost cool wax, and add oil paint into the lines.
Fraternal Foliage (bounty), 2019
India ink, acrylic paint, encaustic medium, oil paint
40 x 60 in
Read more about the entire materials process: CLICK
HERE
A Bit of Knowledge
Kalotaszeg Embroidery
from Hungary
I am a definite Eastern European folk art enthusiast. In 2003, I
spent three weeks in Hungary at an artist residency, and it was
there, that I fell in love with Hungarian Kalotaszeg embroidery.
This embroidery uses cotton thread stitched onto linen. I love the
intense details, the celebration of the feminine, and the gorgeous
designs.
There are many styles of embroidery in Hungary, and Matyo, Kalocsa,
Kalotaszeg are among the most popular. (TIP: If you ever visit
Budapest in the summer, be sure to visit the outdoor doily market
near the castle, where you can buy these pillow cases.)
  
Once Again...Solo Show
Starts Wed June 5th
F-U-N is my why.
I would like to say
a BIG THANK YOU! I wholeheartedly appreciate your reading my
newsletter, and I hope you find value in my sharing my inner and
outer creative world. ❤❤❤
Happy June! Thank
you for reading! Cynthia
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