News — Mixed Media

Let's paint! Four new creative classes to help you explore encaustic or mixed media in a fun and relaxing setting. Treat yourself to creative play.    

What a Rip Off! Last month I was invited to participate with the South Okanagan Rip Off Artists during their annual event. This year they were "ripping off" Edvard Munch's The Scream. They only rip off artists that have been dead for a very long time and as a fun creative exercise. The event runs for a week, each Rip Off works in a different medium, and we try to create together as much as possible.Of course I was working in encaustic and had the further restriction of only two days to work on my painting due to work. I...

Exploring Encaustic Stencil Demo with Bethany Handfield - using PanPastel, R&F Paints Pigment Sticks & Cathy Nichols' designed stencils. Eek! I finally did it! I made a demo video this weekend with assistance from the lovely Miss Megan. I had been putting off doing one for years because I was afraid of how I looked and sounded and really so many fear based loops in my head. I am really happy that I pushed through that and finally did it. Teaching is a huge passion of mine and I hope this will allow me to help more people learn about encaustic as...

Asheville, NC I was tickled pink to meet and have a studio visit with the lovely Cathy Nichols in the gorgeous mountain town of Asheville, NC. Cathy is an encaustic and mixed media artist who lives a colorful and creative life with her musician partner Jay and children. They were both so welcoming to me, my mom Maggie and family friend Monica when we came for our visit. Cathy creates beautiful whimsical paintings in delicious colours and regularly shows her work across the United States. Though we were playing with encaustic during our visit, she is an accomplished mixed media...

We are so excited to be carrying PanPastel & Sofft Tools in the shop. I just love using this product with my encaustic paintings. A little goes a long way. It is excellent for building color, layering, using with stencils, shading and so much more. Plus the variety of applicators make it easy to apply. Gently fuse after application and you are done. We have a small collection of the colors and sets available now. If there is something missing that you would like to purchase, just let us know and we can add it to the buy list. Happy...