Etching in wax and Developing Surface Movement through Scraping
More detailed pictures of this piece to come, should be wrapping this 10 foot encaustic up this weekend!
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Happy Earth Day! These are the closed outer panels of Bosch’s, “Garden of Earthly Delights”, 1504. While Bosch had a pretty unique world view, it means a lot to me to see imagery like this along side...
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New drawing in progress, shown here at three different stages. 13″ x 54″ Charcoal on Gessoed Paper Mounted to Panel.
View ArticleNew studio set up!
Added a 9′ x2.5′ table and now I have tables around the whole studio! One of which converts to a full size table saw.
View ArticleWoodcuts
Cutting downward resting the block from my lap down to the table. Much easier on the hands.
View ArticleSimultaneous Passage at the Southwest School of Art, San Antonio
Tagia, Detail, Oil Glazes on Steel, 24″ x 32″, 2013 I am busy preparing for my solo show, Simultaneous Passage, at the Southwest School of Art in July. These are just a couple of the new pieces that...
View ArticleNew Landscape Technique In Progress
I have been working on combining encaustic and charcoal drawings. Including a series of tests to confirm the process is archival. I am not aware of very many people doing this, so I am excited to try...
View ArticleVacation Leave = All Day Studio Days; Woodcuts and Paintings
Bringing in Some Color Prepping For Woodblock Printmaking Rolling and Registration Station Peeling Back a Fresh Oil Print Studio View Hanging to Dry Block Detail Inked and Ready to Print Pulling a...
View ArticleHow to Care For Encaustic Art
Detail from “Galbraith”, Encaustic and Oil on Found Wood, 16″ x 26″, Vincent Colvin, 2013 I’ve noticed that there are concerns and misconceptions out there about encaustic art and how to care for it in...
View ArticleArtist Talk: Vincent Colvin @ Southwest School of Art
Meet the Artist: Vincent Colvin I will be giving a talk about my latest work now showing at the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio. I will be sharing many of the tools, processes and techniques for...
View ArticleArchival Characteristics of Encaustic
Part II: I wanted to explain some of the properties of encaustic and provide a guide for understanding more about the medium for artists, galleries and buyers/collectors. Steenstrup, Encaustic on...
View ArticleAustin Museum Day: Encaustic Demo
I will be giving a demo in encaustic at The Contemporary Art School @ Laguna Gloria this Sunday between 3-4 PM in Studio 3. The grounds at Laguna Gloria are a great place to stroll through and this...
View ArticleUpcoming Classes @ The Contemporary Austin Art School
Hi all, I have some great classes and workshops coming up soon check them out: This weekend: Portfolio Prep Workshop Instructor: Colvin Tuition: $49.00 Sat 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm 09/21/13 End...
View ArticleVideo: Art Talk @ The Southwest School of Art
I have had many questions about how I made the piece Simultaneous Passage. This video focuses on the part of my recent art talk about the work. Insight about the techniques and ideas behind the piece...
View ArticleA weekend @ The Contemporary Austin: Museum Day Demos, Openings, & Cocktails
It was great afternoon to share encaustic with Museum Day guests at Laguna Gloria. The grounds were particularly beautiful on this sunny cool day, a welcome change to our Texas summer. Musicians were...
View ArticleUpcoming E.A.S.T. Exhibition @ Up Collective, Austin, TX
Come out and see my new work at the East Austin Studio Tours! I have new paintings on view at my new downtown studio. I will also have many prints (framed and unframed) for sale. I recently opened a...
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