tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.comments2024-03-10T23:48:44.804-07:00Rising ArtistJhina Alvaradohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246235409357281057noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-1906789318153138362013-04-29T19:42:02.128-07:002013-04-29T19:42:02.128-07:00Love your work!Love your work!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005975478277838971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-8946525442708624312013-04-10T16:24:55.844-07:002013-04-10T16:24:55.844-07:00Great show! Thanks for posting. That was a very ni...Great show! Thanks for posting. That was a very nice little video snippet that Ben did. The work looks great with the addition of color.Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-9054174947105013692013-03-09T18:56:44.792-08:002013-03-09T18:56:44.792-08:00Inspiring! Thanks for sharing. Inspiring! Thanks for sharing. Bridgette Guerzon Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222170682340900282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-83933866642401779672013-02-06T06:20:16.321-08:002013-02-06T06:20:16.321-08:00Jhina, I'm really loving your new series. Eve...Jhina, I'm really loving your new series. Every post is better than the last. Congrats on Bizzarre!Jannahttp://www.jannamaria.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-42548344020983121152013-02-06T05:12:58.255-08:002013-02-06T05:12:58.255-08:00Jhina, this work looks great. I do like it better ...Jhina, this work looks great. I do like it better with the wax and oil stick added.<br /><br />Re cold wax, you can both mix it into oil paint or you can use it plain as a coating. It is not hard but buttery soft. I prefer the kind made by Gamblin instead of Dorland.<br /><br />Re fusing encaustic, you could get a torch with a hose. Then you don't have to put your hand around anything but the hose handle. The propane canister hangs from your table. You can get a kit at Home Depot with a self-igniting nozzle and hose, then you just buy the separate canisters of propane.<br /><br />As for scraping, it's a lot easier to use loop pottery tools or a 4" wide tool with handle that holds a wide razor blade.<br /><br />Just some ideas.Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-71744098065411625912013-02-05T18:58:56.719-08:002013-02-05T18:58:56.719-08:00Yes, they are oil paintings that I add wax over, a...Yes, they are oil paintings that I add wax over, and in these cases, more oil on top of the wax. I have heard of cold wax medium but have never used it and don't know much about it. Is it added into the oil paint? Or would I use it over the paintings like I do with encaustic wax? I'm concerned that it would make my paint thick and hard to work with, although, like I said, I don't really know how the medium would work. I use really thin layers of oil to paint.Jhina Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246235409357281057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-1970748608751797022013-02-05T18:54:35.543-08:002013-02-05T18:54:35.543-08:00Thank you Adrianne for the feedback! The previous ...Thank you Adrianne for the feedback! The previous series was pretty straight forward: find a good image, crop out what I didn't like, paint image to look like the photo. With these paintings I have so much more input into what I am doing, if that makes any sense. I love the division of space and playing with color.<br />:-)Jhina Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246235409357281057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-62809404963270271842013-02-05T18:52:50.736-08:002013-02-05T18:52:50.736-08:00Jhina... are these oil paintings that you then add...Jhina... are these oil paintings that you then add layers of hot encaustic to? I couldn't tell you based on looking online. But, have you considered using cold wax medium instead of hot wax? You just can't mix it with the hot wax since it has a solvent in it. It does make a beautiful velvety surface and you could get some color into the white.<br />CMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946336431994312623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-14761537089026261822013-02-05T18:51:56.114-08:002013-02-05T18:51:56.114-08:00I checked out Amber's work and she does beauti...I checked out Amber's work and she does beautiful figures! Thanks for bringing her work to my attention. I'm liking it. :-)Jhina Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246235409357281057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-84155019434312808352013-02-05T18:49:33.521-08:002013-02-05T18:49:33.521-08:00Thank you for the feedback! This is not the first ...Thank you for the feedback! This is not the first time that I have heard that my work brings on feelings of sadness for what America has become and a longing for the past. I think this is why people like vintage photos and images. It reminds us of a simpler times...Jhina Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246235409357281057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-26126529557379698622013-02-01T09:29:24.459-08:002013-02-01T09:29:24.459-08:00Wonderful article Jhina. I enjoyed your discussio...Wonderful article Jhina. I enjoyed your discussion on open and closed Grisaille. I searched for that term in google, and your article popped up. I'm pleased I chose it. Your explanation of the two terms is spot on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-41060633456230871002013-01-29T20:03:43.837-08:002013-01-29T20:03:43.837-08:00Beautifully stated Janna, I agree totally.
Fabu...Beautifully stated Janna, I agree totally. <br /><br />Fabulous work Jhina!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421348686626111239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-20682729466143397902013-01-29T00:06:14.536-08:002013-01-29T00:06:14.536-08:00I think the color and composition of these images ...I think the color and composition of these images let us interact more with these painting than the previous ones. I like the feeling of more picture planes. It feels like you are putting more of your personality into them and that you aren't holding us at arms length as much. There's more of a sense of whimsy. "Untitled" has so much tension. It makes me anxious. Thanks for finally sharing the latest paintings!Adrianne in Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677146706255120882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-77552547563087640582013-01-28T20:34:55.222-08:002013-01-28T20:34:55.222-08:00I like the juxtaposition of images; it reminds me ...I like the juxtaposition of images; it reminds me of a woman I went to grad school with, Amber Stene. I think you would really appreciate her work, http://amberstene.com/index.html <br /><br />I look forward to seeing more of what you are doing in this series. Jennie Kimbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682200629567746401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-69905707016552736552013-01-26T07:41:43.724-08:002013-01-26T07:41:43.724-08:00Nice to see new work so soon. There is definitely...Nice to see new work so soon. There is definitely still a sense of longing and memory in this series. It seems to have darker slightly more sinister feel to it though. Especially 'her dirty laundry'. The red stripes are undoubtedly a reference to the USA (for me), so I think I get an overall sense of a sense of alienation, or perhaps a sadness for what America is/has become. I'm not sure exactly, but I see a relationship between America and absence in this series.Jannahttp://www.jannamaria.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-30390421989580594252013-01-14T07:50:47.037-08:002013-01-14T07:50:47.037-08:00Love Your Work-
Really looking Forward to those i...Love Your Work- <br />Really looking Forward to those images!julie susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374828866210172710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-24810723475337269202013-01-04T01:28:30.784-08:002013-01-04T01:28:30.784-08:00Good for you, Jhina! Don't settle for less tha...Good for you, Jhina! Don't settle for less than challenging yourself.Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-30750777181756402602012-12-16T13:06:27.017-08:002012-12-16T13:06:27.017-08:00Nope, not porn. Really, really great piece Jhina!...Nope, not porn. Really, really great piece Jhina!julie susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374828866210172710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-39526821499492047712012-11-16T01:37:22.200-08:002012-11-16T01:37:22.200-08:00Hi,
Why cover their eyes?Hi,<br /><br />Why cover their eyes?the far settlerhttp://farsettler.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-51193463058300459512012-10-13T18:24:52.588-07:002012-10-13T18:24:52.588-07:00Interesting question and a provocative (in a non-p...Interesting question and a provocative (in a non-pornographic way!) post. I think you generally know it when you see it and the image you offer is hardly pornographic! Nice work!!Robert Mace Benthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691773860662029569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-24045755571281540532012-09-10T19:41:44.043-07:002012-09-10T19:41:44.043-07:00You did really well, Jhina. You really captured th...You did really well, Jhina. You really captured the form of the head. It has a very sculptural look. The palette that Paco Benitez uses that he says is the ancient one for encaustic is red oxide, yellow ochre, a neutral white and black (I forget if ivory or mars). Maybe you're getting to much orange because of the cad red, which is pretty orange. Anyway, good job!Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-12812481286518477802012-07-18T23:51:36.454-07:002012-07-18T23:51:36.454-07:00Congratulations! Looks like a wonderful space.Congratulations! Looks like a wonderful space.Adrianne in Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677146706255120882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-42237455349397395312012-07-13T10:11:33.465-07:002012-07-13T10:11:33.465-07:00Congratulations on all your recent accomplishments...Congratulations on all your recent accomplishments! You're doing great work! <br /><br />For me, looking for a house to buy is one of life's most unpleasant adventures. Hang in there!<br /><br />P.S. I missed you at this year's encaustic conference! I really enjoyed your presentation at last year's event.Susan Stayerhttp://susanstayer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-70794818813434229962012-04-25T19:03:40.269-07:002012-04-25T19:03:40.269-07:00Jhina
Love this JoJo painting!Jhina<br />Love this JoJo painting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228123511231196811.post-43473083281556252912012-04-15T07:56:46.219-07:002012-04-15T07:56:46.219-07:00Great advice. I too stop for a period of time. I...Great advice. I too stop for a period of time. It's so hard to get back to the studio each day but when I do paint I'm happy at the end of the day whatever the outcome. The ACT of painting is enough for me.<br /><br />I love your work, I think we might have showed at the same gallery year ago in San Diego.Victoria Estacio Huckins https://www.blogger.com/profile/03334569420051141797noreply@blogger.com