by Joe Barr
Kathy Laybourn’s one woman show at the Pollard Gallery will be featuring a relatively new technique for her, encaustic painting.
Encaustic is an ancient technique used as far back as the Egyptians. Traditionally, oil paint is combined with a beeswax mixture and applied to either a canvas or board support. Then, the mixture is heated, in this case, with a heat gun. The paint is applied in layers as in more traditional painting techniques. The interesting thing about this approach is the lack of complete control one has over the way in which the media responds to the heating process.
Bring friends, meet Kathy, and enjoy her and her art at her Friday, May 2, opening.
Kathy Laybourn
Encaustic Paintings
May 1, 2008- June 30, 2008
Pollard Gallery
514 56th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140
Opening Reception
Friday, May 2
6:00pm-8:30pm
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3 comments ↓
I’m really looking forward to seeing this show! Kathy was one of the artists that did a painted violin for the Orchestra Boosters’ Afternoon Tea last February, and I’m looking forward to seeing more of her work.
Kathy is a remarkable artist! This show is a “must see!”
This is one of most outstanding exhibits I’ve seen. It is so beautiful and certainly you can see that Kathleen has put her hear and soul into these Encaustic paintings. She is truly on of the best…congratulations and I love you.
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