Back from Beverly

So I am back for the Third Annual Encaustic Conference at Montserrat College of Art in Beverley Mass. I had a great time, met lots of people whose work I had seen while jurying the Working In Wax show here in Ca. My friend Elena De La Ville won the Director's prize, with her wonderfull work, Congrats!

I met Gregory Wright who won the Curator's prize at Beauty and it's opposites.

Saw many great new ideas at the demos and had much to think about from the panels, discussions and of course talking and talking with loads of people at breakfast, lunch, dinner and n between sessions.
The shopping was great as usual, I bought some wax and gesso from R&F and checked out the hot tools at Enkaustikos. Rodney Thompson had some new ideas for panels and sold out once again. His new torch holder is a great idea. Miles Conrad was there as well selling the catalogue from the Fourth Annual Encaustic Invitational. (My work is on page 15.) There was a new vendor form Canada selling medium made from yellow beeswax, a much differenct color.

I have to say that one of my favorite things wsa the DVD that Kandy Lozano showed at her talk about working large. It is a beatifully edited and produced film of her working in her studio. Painting, fusing, scraping, pounding pigment into the surface, and flexing her muscles to pick up her huge paintings. And she has an amazing studio in Malibu CA, nice....I am thinking about organizing a movie night next year, with popcorn...

Wax and Wane the installation of wax objects in the hot window at 301 Gallery, by Miles Conrad and his students. Yes they did fall, but they didn't seem to melt very much...

Lots of people at the opening at 301 Gallery.

The opening at Beauty and it's Opposites

Tracy Spadadora from the Luminouis Landscape show in the Hallway gallery.

Eileen teaching the teachers...
Can't wait till next year..

News May 2009

Landing#20 24"X24", encaustic on wood panel



Here are some new images. I have been having a great year so far.


A few hightlights:


Solo show at A Woman's Eye Gallery in SF, November


In a group show at Himmelberger Gallery SF June


Bellevue Arts Museum Show in Washington July 24-26


Open Studios SF October 10,11

Invited to show in 225degrees, Encaustic Show at the Turchin Art Center, Boone NC in November

I also curated a show Tangible Wax, at the Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago IL March, 2009

And juried Working in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek,CA May-June 2009


In 2007 I received a grant from the SF Arts Commssion and had a solo show at 50 Belcher Street Gallery


Landing #10 12"X12" encaustic on wood panel

TH#255 36"x36" encaustic on wood panel

TH#303, encaustic on wood panel

Tea House #310 encaustic on wood panel

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The Tea House Project, October 20,21 at Gallery/50 Belcher Street

Tea House #129, 18"x48", encaustic on wood panel

The Tea House Project will be a one woman show of encaustic paintings by

Eileen P. Goldenberg.

The weekend of October 20-21 is also the third Open Studios weekend for the Castro. I will be exhibiting approximately 50 paintings from this series, as well as a selection of teapots and related ceramics that I also create.

"Tea House" comes from a book I was listening to while painting in my studio. It is about the authentic ritual of Chado or Tea that was practiced in Japan in the 1800's. As a ceramic artist I have studied this ceremony and have always loved the ideals followed. Tea is about relaxation and taking time from your everyday, busy life and spending time enjoying tea with others. It also involves setting up the tea room and the art of creating a beautiful serene space.

The book had a profound effect on my paintings and I began a series of paintings that start with covering the entire panel with thousands of small domes of wax. I then paint on many layers of color, fusing between each layer. When all the layers have been applied, I then scrape the surface back so the dots begin to emerge. It is like archaeology, I excavate until I see the image I want.

The repetitive nature of this work evokes meditation and calmness for me. The colors; rich
Vermilion, Indian Yellow, Magenta, etc add the emotional content and movement to the work.

Tea House #128, 18"x48", encaustic on wood panel

Tea House #156, 18"x20" encaustic on wood panel