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Southampton Art Show At Wildthyme |
By Peter M. Gianotti A sextet of local Hamptons artists will display their works at Wildthyme on Friday. After the "Local Harvest" show, a $25 fixed-price dinner will be available. Featured artists include Darlene Charneco, Kristen Miller, Tracy Collins, Maggie Shively, Candyce Brokaw and Jason Green. A reception, with free wine and hors d'oeuvres, goes from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The prix-fixe dinner menu choices include Tuscan-style white-bean soup, an onion tart with Catapano Farms goat cheese, spring-vegetable risotto, tempura-style wild shrimp and Iacono Farms chicken. Dessert: semolina cake with foraged berries and whipped cream. Wildthyme is at 129 Noyac Rd., Southampton, New York. 631-204-0007 |
Making Encaustic Medium |
I fell in love with encaustic paintings the first time I saw one hanging. There was just something about the work... The luminosity, the transparency, the brilliance. It was unlike anything that I had ever seen before. I knew I had to try it and once I did, I was hooked. | |
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Using Color to Express Your Creativity |
Colors have an amazing impact on our lives. From the red of our stop signs and traffic lights, to the ever important green of a dollar bill, color is integrated into every facet of our daily adventures. No where is this more clear, than in our art and in our artistic creativity. | |
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How to make your own oil paints |
Oil paints are made basically by mixing cold-pressed Linsed oil with pigment or color until a smooth buttery paint is produced. When the oil paint is used and applied to a surface the oil oxidizes or absorbs air and then forms a solid film that binds the pigment to the surface of the painting. | |
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