Kathryn Bevier

“I am inspired by my surroundings and from memories. Wooded lots, expansive farmlands, and city scenes all generate the same response in me; finding the balance. I love the way shapes and forms relate to one another and how colors interact. I use color and the handling of the medium to try and capture the essence of what is before me, to capture my experience as I am relating at the present moment. These aspects are an expression of me in my art, even more than the subject itself. I want my art to impart a sense of awareness, have a sense of place, a feeling of atmosphere, a palpable presence. I am interested in aspects of unity, of how everything comes together to create a grounded feeling of cohesion.”

Since moving to Rochester, NY in 1998, Kathryn has maintained a working studio where she offers ongoing encaustic workshops. She travels throughout the U.S., Canada and to Ireland providing enhanced encaustic workshop retreats. Her desire to build community for encaustic artists in the Rochester area has been instrumental in the forming of the Working with Wax Group. Most recently, accepting the position as director of the Mill Art Center and Gallery, a non for profit organization that focuses on quality exhibitions and professional art instruction. While she exhibits regularly, mainly in the western New York region, her main focus is on the interplay between managing education and art outreach for the Mill Art Center and on product development and education for Enkaustikos.

Kathryn received the La Vandéenne Award in 2014 in the media category in part due to her educational outreach and online video contributions. She is also included in the publication of Encaustic Revelations, Author Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, Published by North Light Books Publishing, copyright 2014.

Website: kathrynbevier.com / kathrynbevier.blogspot.com

Materials used in the video:

• A selection of encaustic paints (all my paints are heavily extended with plenty of wax medium.

• Wax medium

• Pigment stick

• Brushes - I used what are called Chip brushes that you can get at the hardware store.

• Plaster gauze

• Water

• Screws and screwdriver

• Raw wood substrates - one being a cradled panel

• Wax linen thread

• Thin cardboard used for packing

• Stencils

• Dremel drill

• Painter’s tape

• Torch