A quick update ~ Check out new web site too!

Have not been on Blogs or Facebook since I had some should surgery in November.  While the should has healed pretty well, just taking the time to get back in my life was a tad jarring.  Am doing much beter, and hope to be back to the blog over time.  I love this community and have missed it!

My older son came for a visit, and saw the mess [read lack of space] and "bought" me a studio!  That is, he had me call my fix-it guy to fit out an unfinished basement space and insert a window [!].  NOw I have more than double the space I had been working in.  Now, with my new space, I need t ojustify by producing some great work! 

Have continued teaching at Senior Centers, and recently taught an Encaustics Workshop that was well-received and fun to boot.  Would love to do more.

Have also put up a "legitimate" working website ... Dee Doyle Art  Pleaes check it out and let me know what you think!!

Here is one of my recent encaustics just to fill some space! 

Wading Heron 12 x 24 Encaustic

Encaustic Heron

Encaustic Heron ~ 12 x 24 ~ $175.00

This morning I posted some trees I did with encaustics, and although, I really love them, they didn't photograph as well as I had hoped, so I am adding this one that I did at the same time.  This piainting was also shown at the First Friday Art Walk last night.  Art Walk was really pretty successful, as many friends and acquaintances came out to see our new work.  Several paintings were sold, two of mine, which made it an excetpionally lovely evening! [Artists included are Sharon Mecca, Nancy Vogel and myself at our small co-op gallery in the Champions Real Estae office at 8th and Commercial in Anacortes.]

I am so enjoying playing with hot beeswax, and ever exploring my new favorite phrase, "What if."

Stalking at Sunset



Stalking at Sunset ~ Acrylic with texturized underpainting ~ 12" x 24" 

I started this last November as a demo at a local museum.  HATED it at the time, because it was just "off."  Since I have been modestly succesful with a few of my recent works post-Jacqui Beck Workshop, I felt brave enough to take this on again.  Have to say that, in real life, it glows.  The photo doesn't ... glow, that is.  Still not my favorite piece, but I like it much more now than the way it was back in November. 

Another Crack at Watercolor Batik

Heron in Watercolor Batik

Okay, I am working on it, and am going to call my foray into this fun way of painting, a WIP.  Do I get to call myself an experimental artist? I am sharing with you because I have no idea if these things are any good, or even "art" [I'm talking about my work, not the batiks of the many incredible artists who do these so well]. Love the process, and they are fun to do, and I am working on making them better as I go along.  Would love any input you might want to offer, and/or any insights on how I could perfect them.  Am not sure I can "correct" existing ones, but would sure like to know how to paint and wax in a more pleasing or marketable way.  What do you think?