Melting Pot/Melting Point Show
My piece, Shade If Refuge, has been accepted into the juried IEA/EAI show Melting Pot/Melting Point in Santa Fe, NM. #encaustic...
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Penny Gunderson
May 11, 20181 min
R.I.P. Sandy
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Nov 28, 20171 min
Encaustic Iron Card Making
I've been working on encaustic and iron cards for an upcoming gallery demonstration. I'm really enjoying working on various colours of...
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Penny Gunderson
Nov 24, 20171 min
Scrap Wax Paintings
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Nov 8, 20174 min
Wax On, Wax Off Mother Daughter Show
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Oct 29, 20172 min
Betty's Beach Birthday Portrait
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Oct 29, 20171 min
Kevin, Loss
Kevin I was visiting Haida Gwaii, the former Queen Charlotte Islands, with two friends. I met Kevin at Queen Charlotte City, BC. He was...
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Penny Gunderson
Oct 29, 20172 min
James Hart, Carving Reconciliation
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Sep 22, 20171 min
Alcohol Ink Encaustic Florals
Alcohol ink is an intensely tinted ink that makes very vibrant paintings. I had some wooden cradle boards and canvas board that I had...
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Penny Gunderson
Sep 15, 20171 min
Encaustic Issue in Popular Mixed Media Magazine
September/October 2017 Issue | Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine - Cloth Paper Scissors Preview the September/October 2017 issue of Cloth...
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Penny Gunderson
Sep 8, 20171 min
Z Jazz Pianist Portrait
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Sep 6, 20171 min
Low cost year long online art course
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Aug 10, 20171 min
Life Drawing at Art Commons
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Aug 10, 20171 min
Lillian Nunn Memorial Award
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Jun 14, 20171 min
Peachtree Gallery and Canwax West Show
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Apr 10, 20171 min
Alternative Wax Show
My piece Nuclear Trump was accepted in the Alternative Wax Show at the Kobalt Gallery in Provincetown, MA. The show will take place June...
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Penny Gunderson
Mar 21, 20171 min
R&F Advanced Encaustic Course with Lisa Pressman
I had a wonderful time at R&F Handmade Paints. Lisa Pressman's course on Advanced Encaustic was an experience in experimentation. Being a...
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Penny Gunderson
Feb 20, 20171 min
Sunrise Sunset
I just completed this diptych. I experimented with pan pastel to lightly tint some top areas green, yellow and pink. I incised the two...
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Penny Gunderson
Feb 11, 20171 min
Attempting Cold Wax Painting
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...
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Penny Gunderson
Feb 11, 20171 min
Life Drawing at Arts Common
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...
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