Melissa Payne Baker

Roots, Large Square Mixed Media on Canvas Abstract Painting

2018

Charles' subtle palette and pared down subject matter make for interesting and dynamic paintings that are full of quiet energy and sophisticated compo...

Charles' subtle palette and pared down subject matter make for interesting and dynamic paintings that are full of quiet energy and sophisticated composition. He says “I draw upon an ...

Charles' subtle palette and pared down subject matter make for interesting and dynamic paintings that are full of quiet energy and sophisticated composition. He says “I draw upon an ...

Mel began her artistic career as a devoted clay sculptor. However, as time passed, she began to long for a change. Several years back she explored new options while exhausting more mediums than she can recall. It was during this period that she discovered a small batch of beeswax left behind from the last of her grandfather's beehives. Mel's grandfather, Sam Sekerak, spent his childhood in Russia where he was inspired to build an apiary farm. His dream came true as an adult in the States where he built and farmed his own set of beehives. As a young girl, Mel felt such a sense of peace walking amongst her grandfather's hives. She developed a very deep connection, respect, and appreciation for Mother Nature. Like many artists, she is a constant source of inspiration. This connection along with that old batch of beeswax is what led my transition away from clay and into encaustic painting (painting with molten beeswax). She is grateful for the intense labors of the beautiful honeybee, and consider beeswax a unique gift to be treasured. As a strange twist of fate, her name is translated in the Greek word for "honeybee". She loves traditional Japanese pottery and contemporary Japanese painting. The soft satin finish of the beeswax along with the ability to incise elegant clean lines, was just what she'd longed to achieve. While many Japanese works of art...

Mel began her artistic career as a devoted clay sculptor. However, as time passed, she began to long for a change. Several years back she explored new options while exhausting more mediums than she can recall. It was during this period that she discovered a small batch of beeswax left behind from the last of her grandfather's beehives. Mel's grandfather, Sam Sekerak, spent his childhood in Russia where he was inspired to build an apiary farm. His dream came true as an adult in the States where he built and farmed his own set of beehives. As a young girl, Mel felt such a sense of peace walking amongst her grandfather's hives. She developed a very deep connection, respect, and appreciation for Mother Nature. Like many artists, she is a constant source of inspiration. This connection along with that old batch of beeswax is what led my transition away from clay and into encaustic painting (painting with molten beeswax). She is grateful for the intense labors of the beautiful honeybee, and consider beeswax a unique gift to be treasured. As a strange twist of fate, her name is translated in the Greek word for "honeybee". She loves traditional Japanese pottery and contemporary Japanese painting. The soft satin finish of the beeswax along with the ability to incise elegant clean lines, was just what she'd longed to achieve. While many Japanese works of art...

The artist has signed on the back. Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. In 2009 she completed a residenc...

Green Energy - Stefano Iannone Italia - Mixed technique on canvas mis. cm. 80x130, with modern woooden frame, mis. est. 95x145

Chen Yu’s art started with lacquer painting. On this foundation, her materials experiments and conceptual extensions have developed in two directions; she is serious and measured, an...

Maura Segal’s inspiration is drawn from modern architecture and minimalism. In her work, Segal juxtapose layers of paper with acrylic paint and a layer of thinly hand-cut paper strip...

Maura Segal’s inspiration is drawn from modern architecture and minimalism. In her work, Segal meticulously composes with thin, hand-cut pieces of paper before adding acrylic paint i...

Tecnica mista con acetato su tela di recente realizzazione del maestro della Pittura Analitica Vincenzo Cecchini, dalla serie "Omaggio a Morandi". L'...

Tecnica mista con acetato su tela di recente realizzazione del maestro della Pittura Analitica Vincenzo Cecchini, dalla serie "Fototracce". L'opera è...