“My reason for being a painter comes down to a few basics: my love of nature
Qiang uses the internet efficiently and shares his ideas and techniques about his art journey as well as his thoughts and feelings about the world on his blog
I felt connected to the world via the media
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Breaking Open is a seed-like object with a glazed central portion that is surrounded by an outer shell that has been painted and flocked to give it a highly textured surface
"Walnut Tree Swing" Beth Bobbitt “My reason for being aBeth Bobbitt, Bella Vista, AR Walnut Tree Swing, 2026 Encaustic and mixed media on wood 16 x 36 My work explores the intersection of art, nature, and well being. As an encaustic artist, I use beeswax, pigment, and tree resin to create mythic landscapesmelting, carving, fusing, and scraping back layers help me understand the ongoing transformation around and within us. Organic materials root each piece in nature, while rich colors, flashes of gold, and