by Deb Perugi | Aug 23, 2019 | Cold Wax and Oil, Photography, Travel
I was editing my Perugi Studio Website and placing photographs. This involves going into the media folder and picking out the images. I noticed a photo I took on a trip to Italy three years ago that clearly inspired one of my recent paintings, Arches. The place and image must have been in my subconscious. The photo at right was taken at the Florence Leather School in 2016. The Cold Wax Painting was made in 2019. Take a look and see what you think. Here is the painting and photo:
by Deb Perugi | Jul 21, 2019 | Cold Wax and Oil, Workshops
Doors and Ways by Deb Perugi
This is finally happening this Monday at 1:30!!
Monday, September 6,2019, I’ll be teaching a three week class on cold wax painting at Post Road Art Center in Marlborough. Randi, Post Road’s owner, is so excited she is taking the class with us. Cold wax is a medium that mixes with oil paint, making it somewhat stiffer but with a butter consistency. It dries faster than oil paint alone and allows for scraping and incising when it is partially dry, resulting in a mixed media effect. Come try this new painting experience!
by Deb Perugi | Jun 6, 2019 | Cold Wax and Oil, Newton Open Studios, Shows
Summer Selective 2019 is Newton Open Studio’s 7th annual summer juried show. This year’s juror is a regionally-celebrated artist currently showing at a retrospective at the Danforth: Newton resident Lois Tarlow. Tarlow has chosen 32 works by 14 artists, creating a exciting showcase of the wide-ranging themes and media that contribute to “discussion” in Newton’s art community.
Gallery reception will be held at NewTV on June 12, 6:30pm-8:30pm. Come enjoy the art, talk to the artists, and enjoy wine and cheese at NewTV’s facilities.
https://newtv.org/about/art-galleries
by Deb Perugi | Mar 26, 2019 | Arts, Cold Wax and Oil, Jewelry, Newton Open Studios, Oil Painting, Shows
On April 6 and 7, Newton open Studios will open artist doors for free. Come pick up a map at Eastern Bank (1255 Centre Street) located in Newton Centre. Carol Stoltze, Martha Doolin and I will be setting up our canvases, drawings and jewelry and we would love to get a visit from you! We are very close to Starbucks, so stop in for a coffee and a browse! We will be there both days from 11am – 5 pm.
For more information go to https://.newtonopenstudios.org.
by Deb Perugi | Jan 8, 2019 | Oil Painting, Workshops
I’ve seen paintings crop up at shows with the label “Cold Wax” which interested me because I always wanted to learn encaustic painting. Encaustic is also known as hot wax painting, and involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid or paste is then applied to a surface. There is a learning curve with it, especially because it can burn you. And it requires specialized materials. Not so with cold wax. You do need a few new cans of this and that but it is easy to set up and use.
See my first cold wax paintings here. One of my teachers at Concord Art took a class with Pamela Caughey who has a You Tube video on how to start painting with cold wax. This was all I needed to get started. You will need a wood panel, acrylic and oil paints, cold wax medium and clear gesso. It is a process of mark marking and layering, which will pull you out of your old habits and be free. The marks are added with graphite and acrylic paints. The clear gesso is then applied to provide a base for the wax. Mix the wax 50/50 with oil paint and apply with rubber tools and spatulas. You can cover areas and be selective about what you keep and what you cover. Go to cold wax paintings.
