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"Mother's Teacup: Pansies," watercolor/acrylic, Image size: 4 1/2" x 4 1/2", $320, 2022.

"Seed Packet: Hollyhocks," mixed media, Image size: 11 1/2" x 9 1/2", $370, 2022

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spring spotlight @
  West End Gallery

"A Look Back," encaustic, image: 20" x 16," $850, 2022

Spring is sprung at West End Gallery with the opening of the Spring Spotlight Show.  I am honored to share the lower gallery with Amy Hutto, Joseph A. Miller and Judy Soprano.

The work I created for this show covers a range of mediums and subjects. 

My mother's teacups caught my eye while I was casting about for ideas and I knew they would be perfect for my favorite format: square.  I approached them as classic watercolors; however, I hope you'll agree that they come alive with the gold acrylic paint on their trim.  So many other cups are clamoring to have their portraits done, too!

Encaustics have been intriguing me for a while now, so I took this opportunity to explore the medium further.  First, I was inspired by the shape of old wooden desk drawer dividers that have been waiting for years to be the basis for artwork.  They looked like opened seed packets to me and I was on to this series.  Blending pastel drawings with photograph cutouts in layers of soft-toned encaustic paint creates a multi-leveled painting.

I took this to another level in "A Look Back," an encaustic / watercolor / pastel painting of the former Corning Free Academy, now Academy Place in Corning.

The Show runs through April 28. 

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A House / business / pet  Portrait - always a nice gift.

Looking for a gift for that person who has everything? I bet they don't have a portrait of their home or business.......yet!  OR, a portrait of their favorite pet!  

 Be in touch - I'd be happy to chat......

© Jennifer Green Fais, 2000-2015