Did you know that the Library of Congress had a flickr account?

NOW YOU DO

The internet works! An anonymous internet donor (hi, mom) has funded some art supply buying! New canvases have been stretched and primed, and await paint. At the Art Institute of Chicago last week I saw a painting by Brice Marden which had some beeswax mixed into the paint. When I used to use encaustics (pigmented beeswax), the texture of the paint was always somewhat distracting. But this painting was smooth, the paint beautifully matte and opaque. I think this could be something to consider in my own work, as I tend to paint in thin layers and the texture of the canvas shows through.

The animation is slugging along, and I'm thinking of taking advantage of the printmaking studio that opened up in my work building to make a set of screenprinted 'ex libris' labels. Mostly just for fun, but fun is good, too.