http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog The paintings and encaustic wax art of Shirley Williams - Windsor, Candada Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:05:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The past four months have been consumed with finishing two enormous paintings measuring 6 feet by 9 feet for my museum show at the Art Gallery of Windsor. At the same time, I've been putting the finishing touches on an eight panel installation measuring 24 feet wide. Needless to say ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=397 Exactly one month ago I was in Naples, Florida for my Opening Reception at Sweet Gallery. What a great evening. I am very grateful to Dede Sweet and her wonderful staff for making it such an incredible event. My paintings were hung and lit beautifully. It's always such a treat ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=389 One of my closest friends is another full-time professional artist who lives about 3 hours from me just outside of Toronto. Janice Mason-Steeves and I met about 6 years ago when we both attended an encaustic workshop in New York. By a strange coincidence, I had been stunned by the ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=381 Yesterday a friend gave me one of the most unusual books I've ever read. It's called "Inside the Painter's Studio" by Joe Fig. I can't put it down ! Joe Fig is a Brooklyn based artist who creates miniature dioramas based on the day-to-day lives of professional painters. Ten years ago ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=379 The past 3 1/2 months have been  incredibly intense and productive in the studio. Long 8 - 12 hour days  have been both exhilarating and draining. As a result I've really had no energy left over to attempt blogging. I've been getting a lot of new paintings finished for my museum ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=376 One of my passions is to read biographies especially about great artists. Learning about the attitudes, approaches and ideas of artists who created influential art, both past and present, is always insightful and inspiring. I recently finished reading the 650 page Pulitzer Prize winning "de Kooning - An American Master" ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=374 The month of October is galloping to a close already. It's hard to believe that 2 months from today will be Christmas day ! So much to do and so little time.................... My show at Artspeak Gallery closed last Sunday. I was quite pleased that both the Windsor Star and Le Rempart ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=370 Labour-intensive procedure produces art By Ted Shaw, The Windsor Star October 8, 2009 Artist Shirley Williams poses with some of her Intimate Wax exhibition at the Artspeak Gallery. The work displays Williams' talents in the medium of encaustic wax on wood. Photograph by: Scott Webster, The Windsor Star A form of painting used in ancient ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=366 This past Sunday, all 45 small encaustics were hung for my current exhibition, and the Artspeak Gallery doors swung open. [caption id="attachment_357" align="alignnone" width="225" caption=""intimate Wax" Artspeak Gallery"][/caption] What a devilishly complex jigsaw puzzle of a job it was to hang 45 small pieces. It took about 2 hours just to decide ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=358 Three months have flown by in the blink of an eye since my last post. It's been a busy busy summer, painting large canvases for my museum show next year, presenting a few lectures, and preparing for my upcoming encaustic exhibition. For the show which opens next week, there was a ... http://www.shirleywilliamsart.com/blog/?p=350