Van Gogh Art hits the Streets of Fort Worth

A group of teenagers are getting a new direction from graffiti to legal street art.  Fort Worth is getting some street cred. brightening up the walls with Van Gogh and making life changing decisions.

see video here

A glimpse of art on NBC's "Chase"

"Paint the Lies" was used in NBC's show "Chase" to symbolize Daisy's secret past that tormented her on a daily basis. The painting is a facade, a more pleasurable, outward appearance to conceal the secret that is eating Daisy inside.

                                            "Chase" - "Round Up" can be watched here

"Paint the Lies" by Suzanne Swift Brown

Please see the episode called "Round Up" on NBC's site to watch the show.

Encaustic Wax Painting

 encaustic painting by Bonnie Liebowitz

Do you like burning candles? How about painting with wax? I actually have tried to use wax on one of my paintings Thunderstorms in the Forecast.  If you walk up to the painting and smell it you will smell cinnamon apple.  I call it my "scratch and sniff" painting, not really but you could refer to it as that.  However, pouring candle wax on a painting is not exactly controlled.  Encaustic wax is an ancient form of mixed media which Bonnie Liebowitz has modernized.

Encaustic wax painting is a method of manipulating wax on a canvas using a torch like blow dryer. However, the more traditional way is explained below:

"encaustic involves melting wax with a resin to create encaustic medium. Pigment is then added to create encaustic paint. The paint or medium is brushed on when it's hot and each layer is fused to the surface with a heat gun, torch, or iron. "

The Encaustic Center here in Dallas offers many workshops with instructors and materials.  If you are interested in taking a workshop or just a day in the studio with supplies see the links below.

Within Up There
By. Bonnie Liebowitz

The Encaustic Center offers affordable workshops some taught by Bonnie here in Dallas

Another cool website that has weathered, fashioned art is called CherScapes

Thanks,

  Suzie 

Happy Hour Art Show @ JBlacks

Come join a Happy Hour Art Show at JBlacks Feb. 23, 2011 @ 6pm

2409 North Henderson Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206

Can't wait to see you there!

-Suzie-