Just wanted to let everyone know that I fell on November 29th and broke my leg/ankle!  I have been in bed since then with some wheelchair "sitting".  Absolutely no weight on my leg - have been going bonkers.   Since my studio is down one very long flight of steps - No painting!  It has been real difficult for me to lie in bed because as most of you know I am a daily painter and haven't been able to put a brush in my hand for over 3 weeks.  At the end of January, my surgeon will take off my present cast and put another type on so that I am able to stand.  Let's hope these next few weeks fly by.  My husband, Bob, (bless his heart) is taking care of everything - meals, cleaning, shopping, decorating.  Don't know how I would be able to get through all this without him.   I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Healthy and Happy New Year!

So exciting - I am the featured artist in the "Harrisburg Magazine" here in my hometown.  The magazine is a well read monthly magazine that features happenings in and around the area. The article can be found at - http://harrisburgmagazine.com/2011/11/01/Painter-Discovers-the-Fulfillment-in-Nonobjective-Work-By-Scott-Campbell.

I want to show the difference in the finished painting and my thinking process.  I worked on a painting that is underneath this one.  I wish I would have taken a photo of it, but at any rate it had a lot of red with molding paste.  I couln't resolve it, so decided to start something else over the top.  I added to the the old painting some garnet gel, cheesecloth and more molding paste.  Painting #1 was the finished product.  After looking at it for several days, I decided to make a change to the white mark across the top because I felt that the viewer would not be able to move down through the white line since it basically blocked the movement.  I added some blue to that white area to allow the eye to move downward - see #2.  The color is off a bit but you can still see the difference in the two. 

#1

 "The Artist's Magazine" just informed me that I was chosen to be a finalist in their 28th Annual Art Competition - in the abstract division for the above painting!  Wow!  The winners of this competition will be published in their December issue.  I have tried, and tried, and tried to get juried into this art competition for at least 5 years.  Just goes to show you that persistence does pay off!

Here are a few photos from my latest 3-1/2 day encaustic workshop held at the York Art Association in York, PA last week.

Getting ready to stencil...

Adding collage...

A group shot.

Oil glazing...

Getting ready to stamp...

Sizing the board by torching - fusing....

Creating texture...

Above is a photo of my new gallery located at Gallery Thirteen located at 13 East Main Street in Mechanicsburg, PA.  Below is another view of the walls.  Reminder, I will be 1 of 2 featured artists at Gallery 13 during the month of June (reception June 3rd from 6-9). I will have many new acrylic and encaustic paintings.  Hope to see you there.

Spring is here - FINALLY.  We had a terrible long winter here in PA with lots of snow and ice and frigid temps - made me want to become a "snowbird" in Florida.  Since Spring has arrived and we are able to open our windows, encaustic workshops have begun.  The picture above was the first one held last week.  We had a great time with some beautiful paintings created.   During the workshop we heard a loud cackling noise right outside our door.  The noise was coming from two large beautiful birds which I have pictured below.  Does anyone know what kind of birds these are?  They were bigger than a chicken - but not quite as large as a turkey.  Would appreciate any info.  They were spectacular.  
 

Another piece painted while visiting Myrtle Beach.  My surroundings usually don't effect my painting, but it was after I finished that a friend pointed out to me that it was "the beach".  How, I asked.  She said "you can see the dune fences, the storm that just past, and even the sunset that's happening."  I was standing being a black wrought iron fence and that even is represented by the grouping of black lines on the top right.  It always amazes me when this happens. 

Sorry I haven't posted for awhile - life just keeps getting in the way. Above is one of my one of my newer abstract (or non-objective) acrylic/mixed media paintings. It's quite large - 40 x 30 and on stretched canvas. After posting it on my website and after looking at it for several days, I thought it needed to be changed. Below is the newer version. I added more black to the left side to balance the darkness on the top and right. Then I added rose madder to the bottom left since I thought it appeared too orange. I also added some white to lighten and yellow to that same area to break up that corner.  Let me know what you think of my changes.  Thanks.