Hot Off the Press: New Encaustic Printmaking

I wish I could be at the opening tonight of Hot Off the Press: New Encaustic Printmaking at the Gallery at R & F in Kingston, New York.

Made With Fire

2011, Encaustic Monoprint on Rives BFK, 24x 18" ©David Clark

 There will be print demonstrations at the gallery from 2-4pm followed by an opening reception from 5-7pm. If you are in the area, it’s a must see. Curated by David Clark Hot Off the Press: New Encaustic Printmaking includes the work of  Diana Gonzalez Gandolfi, Jane Guthridge, Kathleen Lemoine, Alexandre Masino, George Mason, Paula Roland and David Clark.

Newly Represented By Lanoue Fine Art

I am thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Lanoue Fine Art, 125 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

I look forward to working with Susan Lanoue and her staff on the June exhibition of Lights, Camera…..the Role of Photography in Contemporary Painting and Mixed-Media. I will be exhibiting with Eric Zener and June Stratton.                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Catherine Nash: In My Studio and In My Head

A full-time studio practice is mostly a solitary life. You work for months and years making art.  In the studio you make decisions about yourself, the world, your message and your materials.  A lot of the those thoughts are in your work,  but some are suspended in the air to grasp at another time.   Occasionally you interpret your studio experience in an artist statement, a blog or a magazine article. When the time comes, you move the art from your studio to a public venue where you speak to others about it. Then you leave your art, imbued with a visual vocabulary that you have created to communicate with the viewer in your absence. Everything else is left behind in your studio.  It’s all very tidy. Then one morning Catherine Nash comes to your door with a video camera, still camera and her husband, photographer Robert Renfrow to explore the nooks and crannies of your studio and your head for her upcoming book  Authentic Visual Voices: CP&E. (Contemporary Paper & Encaustic)- a working title.

Yesterday  Catherine Nash and Robert Renfrow were, indeed, in my studio to interview me for  Authentic Visual Voices: CP&E. Contemporary Paper & Encaustic.  While I usually prefer to be cloistered in my studio, I had the best day with Catherine and Robert.

Catherine Nash

I would rather be behind the camera, than in front, but I survived. The warm, wonderful and gracious Catherine Nash immediately put me at ease. Her questions were well researched and insightful, which made my job easier.  My only regret is that I did not get to hear more about her extraordinary coast to coast journey to the other artist studios. I am honored to be included in this remarkable project. I eagerly await the publication of Authentic Visual Voices: CP&E. Contemporary Paper & Encaustic.

I surprised Catherine and Robert by taking the first first photo of the day.

Robert Renfrow

Robert Renfrow and Catherine Nash.