STUDIO TRES PICOS
Welcome to Studio Tres Picos, the studio of Martha Rea Baker in the Art Barns at Old Road Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico! From this site the artist will keep you informed on new work, exhibitions and events. What a joy to be painting in an area so rich in history and culture!
Martha is an artist working in encaustic, oil/cold wax, acrylic collage and printmaking. Since her move to Santa Fe in 2006, she has focused on Encaustics, an ancient medium of melted beeswax and resin, fused with heat. The luminosity, depth, and richness of color achieved by working with this process is hard to duplicate in any other medium.
Recently, Martha has added the process of mixing Dorland’s cold wax medium with oil paint to achieve a rich textural surface. This media has proven perfect for expressing the passage of time and it’s effects on our environment.
