Winter Is Here

Brrrr, it's all I can muster, it is bloody cold in Asheville, NC this morning. No way I'm out tromping around looking at art and I cannot make art as my studio is currently the staging ground for the new heat/air system we are having installed.

New Work
In between holiday preparations, parties and completing work for my first show in Asheville, I’ve finished some new pieces in the Changing Coasts series. The first 3 are here. The remaining 8 or so will be ready soon.

Also, keep reading as I've got a few movie suggestions and information about my Jan/Feb show.


In This Moment I Am Free
40 x 40 x 2
Encaustic on Panel






This Light Took My Breath Away
40 x 40 x 2
Encaustic on Panel










Making Hay #2
48 x 40 x 2
Encaustic on Panel










Show Info
Asheville Area Arts Council presents: Changing Coasts, new work by Mary Farmer

Changing Coasts is made up of encaustic work by new to Asheville artist, Mary Farmer, she captures her impression of Western North Carolina. Says Farmer, "Working in wax, encaustic painting, is a very physical endeavor. You'll find heat guns, hot plates, large wooden panels, and gas torches in my studio. This physicality is very appealing to me as I layer and scrape, gouge and fill, heat and distress each work. When paired with my own visual vocabulary it, encaustic painting, is the perfect combination of process, abstraction, color, movement and composition."

Paintings rendered in encaustic have given collectors a new medium to contemplate and has attracted its very own following. The work is lush, luminous and presents great depth.

A reception for Asheville artist Mary Farmer will be held in the Boardroom Gallery on Friday, January 9, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Asheville Area Arts Council,11 Biltmore Avenue. “Changing Coasts”, the exhibit remains on display through Feb 28.

Movie Suggestions
See these: Slumdog Millionaire, MILK, and Rachel Getting Married