no formal art school here ... Growing up in my native country - Germany - I learned to be frugal and creative at a very young age. - I learned to knit, crochet and always making something out of " nothing" - mostly out of need. - These skills later helped me to become a Textile Artist in USA. I designed and created costumes for Paramount Pictures -Startrek: The Next Generation ---. I developed a line of wearable art for galleries and boutiques through out USA -
A winning bout with serious cancer changed my life.... I wanted to leave something for my sons and their familes to remember me by - So I started painting - I have always loved color and texture and so I found my way to Encaustic Painting. -
Today I am 8 years cancerfree - My family has their share of colorful paintings and I am addicted to this artform..." a painting a day - keeps the doctor away!" - I also like to say: "life is too short to paint with oil!" - I love this ancient medium (painting with beeswax), the luminous colors, the vivid strokes and the unexpected element of surprise which keeps the conversation between me and the canvas going. I paint mostly floral, fantasies and feelings! - oh yes, I forgot to mention... I paint with a tacking iron and a hot air gun! I don't like to clean brushes!
My barn studio is located in the coastal mountains of Oregon - here I paint! I paint because it makes me happy - To show my gratitude as a cancer survivor I plan to donate 10% of my of my sold original artcards to Pancreatic Cancer Research - thank you for your support!
You can read more about Encaustic and my doings on my upcoming blog www.sabineminer.blogspot.com