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| Keyes Art - 4th of July Show |
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Keyes Art in Sag Harbor will present a dynamic show over the 4th of July weekend, featuring artists Casey Chalem Anderson and Barbara Pintauro, who in a series of collaborations with the poet Susan Baran, explore how art and poetry compliment and energize each other. The artists and poet take their work to a new level, exploring the intersection of the visual with the written word, while celebrating the wonder and beauty of the East End. Julie Keyes will exhibit her colorful ceramics and Aage Bjerring his fish lures and decoys. A portion of the proceeds with be donated to Long Pond Greenbelt.
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| Encaustic Art |
| Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which resins and colored pigments are added. This results in a paste like meduim which is applied to a surface such as prepared wood or canvas. | |
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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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