January Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: River

Show Dates: January 1st-31st

 

Christine Rice

    In my studio, my go-to tools are a large griddle, a 16” hot plate, a heat gun, a torch, an iron, and a plug-in tool with various heated tips, along with natural bristle brushes. With a hard wooden board that’s been gessoed, sanded, and heated, I can begin to paint, fusing each layer of wax with a torch as I go.

    The beauty of encaustic is its luminosity, transparency, and amazing versatility. One can make a painting, create perfect archival reproductions, using photo transfers, that are literally floating between layers of wax, print etchings, carve sculptures, and, using rice paper soaked with wax, fashion lamp shades for battery-powered lights. The possibilities are endless.

Caution! Do not drop or hit encaustic work with a blunt object. It is fragile and will break!

Contact the artist on Instagram at Christine_oma_rice

Peekskill Bay

Oil paint on board

33.5"x21.75"

Not for Sale

Bundle of Hope

Collage made of river detritus and acrylic paint

24"x17"

Not for Sale

Bear Mt. Bridge

Linoleum Print

15.5"x13.5"

Not for Sale