Penny Gunderson Art

My piece, Shade If Refuge, has been accepted into the juried IEA/EAI show Melting Pot/Melting Point in Santa Fe, NM. #encaustic...

This is a portrait of Sandy. It's one of the first encaustic portraits I painted. I met Sandy in front of the post office in the town my...

I've been working on encaustic and iron cards for an upcoming gallery demonstration. I'm really enjoying working on various colours of...

I experimented today with scrap leftover wax, jute board and wooden cradle board, string and India ink. I can't stand to waste wax left...

There was a lovely write up in the Okotok's Western Wheel about Mariah and my duo show Wax On, Wax Off. Mother, daughter sharing gallery...

Betty’s Beach Birthday I and two friends visited Haida Gwaii. While we were there Betty had her birthday. We agreed to let her set the...

Kevin I was visiting Haida Gwaii, the former Queen Charlotte Islands, with two friends. I met Kevin at Queen Charlotte City, BC. He was...

While at Haida Gwaii, I had a profound experience when we went to Old Masset and visited James Hart’s carving shed. His apprentices were...

Alcohol ink is an intensely tinted ink that makes very vibrant paintings. I had some wooden cradle boards and canvas board that I had...

September/October 2017 Issue | Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine - Cloth Paper Scissors Preview the September/October 2017 issue of Cloth...

I'm one day in adding the wax to this portrait.I did an original under sketch in walnut ink and burned some marks with caps. The...

I have just heard of a wonderful online art course for 2018. it features weekly lessons by over 20 great artists. It is on sale now for...

Mariah and I had a second opportunity to do life drawing at at Art Commons. They are planning a future series of life drawing events over...

I had exciting news today, I was awarded the 2017 Lillian Nunn Memorial Award. The award is granted yearly to an ACACA member, 50 or...

I have two of my encaustic portraits on display this month in Peachtree BC. I was able to travel out to BC for the opening and meet the...

My piece Nuclear Trump was accepted in the Alternative Wax Show at the Kobalt Gallery in Provincetown, MA. The show will take place June...

I had a wonderful time at R&F Handmade Paints. Lisa Pressman's course on Advanced Encaustic was an experience in experimentation. Being a...

I just completed this diptych. I experimented with pan pastel to lightly tint some top areas green, yellow and pink. I incised the two...

I had a small jar of Gamblin cold wax and decided to attempt painting using it and oil paint. I painted some canvas boards with black...

At the end of January,my daughter Mariah and I attended a free Life Drawing opportunity at Art Commons in Calgary. The model was a...