Tag Archives: Austin

Textures

I ran across the most beautiful fire hydrant on UT campus today. Aren’t the stain patterns simply gorgeous? Then I stumbled across a mural by Daniel Johnston on another part of campus. You never know where you will find inspiration, eh? Happy Tuesday.

Texas Wax Austin Schedules First Meeting for 2009

Little Man. Encaustic on Wood Panel. © 2008 Sharon Kyle Khun. Have you been sitting on the sidelines thinking about taking the plunge into encaustics but don’t know where to start? Are you dabbling in encaustics but don’t know anyone else who works in the medium? Maybe you don’t even know what encaustics are, but [...]

Fake Billboard by Gary Sweeney

Happy Thanksgiving! I have a lot of Realtor friends here in Austin, so I thought I’d post this photo to brighten their day. This “billboard” is installed outside of Bay6 Gallery next to some of the other artist studios. I do enjoy an artwork that makes me laugh. Just imagine my reaction as I walked [...]

Artist Profile: Sterling Allen

This is one of the reasons I love Austin so much – I’m practically tripping over all the local talent. Sterling Allen graduated from UT with a degree in Studio Art and went on to help found the gallery, Okay Mountain. He is a highly skilled draftsman and illustrator who also animated A Scanner Darkly. [...]

Fused Expressions

Fused Expressions: November 1 to November 16 Opening Night reception from 7-10:00 pm. This is just a reminder to save the date for my group show with Texas Wax (encaustic painting society of Austin) held at at Bay6 Gallery in south Austin. Learn more about encaustic painting by clicking the image below. 5305 Bolm Road [...]