Salli Babbitt | Encaustics
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Saturday, November 17, 2018
Demo | 10 a.m. to Noon Workshop | 1 to 4 p.m. Members $40 Non-members $55 Imperial Park Recreation Center 234 Matlage Way, Sugar Land, TX 77478 Encaustics Gone Wild
Students will learn how to use white wax, Brush-O watercolor powder, and colored shellac to create the most fantastic encaustic artwork. Now torch it up! Add colored pigment sticks to create a painting that's a winner! |
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
ABOUT SALLI BABBITT
ABOUT SALLI BABBITT
Salli is a Golden Paints artist educator. She has taught abstract art for over 30 years. Salli is making “how to” teaching videos for her video line Must Love Art. Salli is currently displaying her works at Mecox in River Oaks, Alyson Jon in the Rice University area, Disegno Art Consulting and the Silos #123 in the art district. She is an official Corporate vendor for the Gables Luxury Apartments in Houston, Dallas and Colorado. She occupies a teaching studio at Art Supply on Main Street in Houston as well as her own studio in San Leon, Texas. She also teaches encaustics which is the process of painting with beeswax and pigment as well as mixed media . She also teaches found object sculpture. Salli is a prominent artist in the Houston art scene. She has clientele from the corporate and International world. Salli has been honored by several institutions for her philanthropic endeavors with the following: City of Houston, City of Bellaire, Art League Houston and Bayou City Arts Festival. She is a board member emeritus at the Art League Houston. ”
“ARTIST STATEMENT - SALLI BABBITT 2017 I l-ayer color as the process of visual interest. My images rely on lacquered luminosity for their primary vehicle of expression. They offer more iridescent expression through depth of color and layering the paint while exploring my response. Highly sensual in nature, the larger abstract patterns of color assimilate to a luminous chroma. My abstract expressionist roots reveal a figurative language that discloses what was formerly unknown. A sustained view draws you in to the paintings' visual properties of the natural and supernatural worlds. The canvas opens up to reveal spontaneous, physical, and spiritual layers. Fresh hues, glazes,and tactile layers build upon each other, increasing the intensity of my illuminated palette.
The technique is apparent in how each painting is capable of standing on its own merits, and yet, they comprise a singular vision of luminosity. These are interactive and delicious paintings that should be explored and savored by the viewer. I am currently showing my work through Mecox in Highland Village, AlysonJon in WestU/South Hampton, and my studio at The Silos Studios #123 in Houston, Tx. My Silos studio (#123) is open to the public the second Saturday of every month from 2 to 5 pm. Please check Salli Babbitt Art on FB page for more art events from Salli. Commissions welcomed. Contact info: sallibabbitt@yahoo.com
“ARTIST STATEMENT - SALLI BABBITT 2017 I l-ayer color as the process of visual interest. My images rely on lacquered luminosity for their primary vehicle of expression. They offer more iridescent expression through depth of color and layering the paint while exploring my response. Highly sensual in nature, the larger abstract patterns of color assimilate to a luminous chroma. My abstract expressionist roots reveal a figurative language that discloses what was formerly unknown. A sustained view draws you in to the paintings' visual properties of the natural and supernatural worlds. The canvas opens up to reveal spontaneous, physical, and spiritual layers. Fresh hues, glazes,and tactile layers build upon each other, increasing the intensity of my illuminated palette.
The technique is apparent in how each painting is capable of standing on its own merits, and yet, they comprise a singular vision of luminosity. These are interactive and delicious paintings that should be explored and savored by the viewer. I am currently showing my work through Mecox in Highland Village, AlysonJon in WestU/South Hampton, and my studio at The Silos Studios #123 in Houston, Tx. My Silos studio (#123) is open to the public the second Saturday of every month from 2 to 5 pm. Please check Salli Babbitt Art on FB page for more art events from Salli. Commissions welcomed. Contact info: sallibabbitt@yahoo.com
