FUSEDChicago: A Group Encaustic Exhibition

FUSEDChicago: A Group Encaustic Exhibition  / March 1 – April 7, 2013

Opening Reception

Friday, March 1, 7:00-9:00 p.m. / Live music by harpist Daphne Freund  / Free and open to the public

Also on view in the Artcetera Gallery  OutPOUR: A national invitational ceramics exhibit

Gallery Hours                                                Spring Break: March 25 - 31

Mon-Thu 8:00 am-10:00 p.m.                    Mon-Fri: 8:00 am-4:30 p.m.

Fri/Sat 9:00 am-4:30 p.m.                           Closed March 30-31 (Sat/Sun)  

Sun 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Works pictured in postcard by: Dan Addington, Alicia Forestall-Boehm, Shelley Gilchrist, Nikkole Huss, Katsy Johnson, Catherine Keebler, Elyse Martin, Jane Michalski, Sarah E. Rehmer, Paul Rinaldi, Emily Rutledge, Michele Thrane, Kathleen Waterloo, Donna Zarbin-Byrne

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Encaustics from the Members Exhibition

Alberto Guerra Bobbie's Lunch encaustic $200

Donna Sands Vessel encaustic $450

Susan Oliver Dahod Seashore II encaustic $130



Virginia Morrisseau Harmony encaustic $500




Shanfun Ching Landscape encaustic $250














Encaustics are becoming more and more popular as you can see by the number of pieces we have in the show.  For those of you who do not know, Encaustic painting uses colored pigments mixed with beeswax.  It is an ancient technique that dates back as far as 100 AD.

At ARTcetera we have  Virginia Morrisseau's Encaustic Painting Kit for sale.  It retails for $90 and includes everything you need to get started in the Cold Method of Encaustic Painting. 

















With the help of Ted Foss, Virginia has produced an instructional  DVD that takes you through the encaustic process.  In the kit you will also find a pallet knife, premixed encaustic medium, eight oil paints, a brush and 3 - 5" x 7" canvases.  The only thing that you need to have on hand is a blow dryer.  If you run out of the encaustic medium, Virginia takes you through the process of making more.  Intrigued?

Recent Works 2010: Encaustics

Ginny Krueger Untitled, encaustic (40" x 40") NFS

Donna Sands Abstract, encaustic on panel (16" x 16") $400

Ginny Krueger Untitled, encaustic (40" x 40") NFS

More from the 30th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists.  Encaustics, a very time consuming process using beeswax and pigment, produce complex otherworldly images.  A feast for the eyes.   

Virginia Morrisseau - Encaustic Artist

Virginia Morrisseau, Flower Fields

$69 Encaustic (5" x 7" beeswax and pigment)

Virginia Morrisseau, Approaching the Rockies

$69 Encaustic (5" x 7" beeswax and oil)

Here are two little encaustics by Virginia Morrisseau of Lindenhurst, IL. She also has a piece in our Recent Works Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists. The show runs until November 1, 2009. During your visit you can also see Virginia's other artworks here at ARTcetera.