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Deborah Johnson
Deborah Johnson
She, Her
Primary Medium: Other | Otro
About the Artist
I am a full-time artist in Tucson, Az. Since I can remember, I have thought of myself as an artist. Whatever the medium, I have dabbled in it. Whatever supplies that are required, I own them. Learning and growing, as an artist, is what keeps me coming back to the studio every day. I specialize in encaustic, aka. beeswax painting, which involves adding pigments to beeswax. The medium is then applied to a porous surface in liquid form and then fused with a torch in many layers. It is also known as "Painting With Fire". I also enjoy working with multiple mediums and subjects, but landscapes and florals in encaustic or oils are my favorites. Being diverse in the creative process prevents stagnation, allowing me to continue to grow and evolve as an artist. Nature has always been my muse. My style is simplistic and allows the viewers' own creative thoughts or memories to interact with the paintings that make them smile.- http://deborahjohnson.art
How to Purchase
Deborah's art can be purchased at the gallery. There will be someone there to process payments for art purchased. You will be able to pay with cash, credit or debit card.Pricing Range
$1-$150, $151 - $500About this Tour
On Friday and Saturday Deborah Johnson will demonstrate how she creates her paintings with encaustic which is an ancient painting medium primarily made of beeswax and tree resin. The gallery will be open to the public where, in addition to Deborah’s work, one can see a variety of art such as ceramic, glass, leather, wood, repurposed musical instruments, wire weaved and beaded jewelry, chain maille and dichroic glass jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, photography, encaustic, acrylic, watercolor and prisma colored pencil, and acrylic paintings Additional members of our gallery will be on hand to show and explain their art and processes.
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About the Studio
Leaping Lizard Gallery & Gifts
6530 E Tanque Verde Rd UNIT 140, Tucson, AZ 85715, USA
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City of Tucson Ward: Ward 2
Pima County District: District 4
About the Art
About the Process
I am an Encaustic artist and I work with beeswax and tree resin. I make my own medium in an electric skillet and use a pancake griddle to keep the temperature of my wax at 200 degrees F. I color my own wax and also use shellac and raw pigments. My favorite tool is a torch which I use as my paint brush to manipulate the wax that is applied at a molten state onto a birch panel. I do use other heat tools such as a heat gun but the torch is my favorite as I feel that I have more control. I love nature and paint abstract landscapes and botanicals. My art is very colorful as I feel it brings happiness. I do tend to paint botanicals more as I love flowers and no two flowers are alike as with my paintings. Because I work with molten wax, I cannot create the same painting again. I don't do much preparation before painting. I let the painting speak to me as the wax-based material is difficult to manipulate and somewhat unpredictable which is why encaustic captivates my imagination as an artist.Explore Nearby Studios
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