12 Saturday Nov 2011
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Martha has recently finished a five by four-foot acrylic on canvas for Karan Ruhlen Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. The abstract, from the Mesa Series, is influenced by the colors, light and landscape of New Mexico.
Mesa I—-60″ x 48″—-Acrylic on Canvas
03 Monday Oct 2011
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In August, Martha had the privilege of a day of monotyping at the Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, NM. Assisted by Senior Printer, Alex Kirillov, they created six multicolor monotypes drawn by the artist on linoleum with lithographic inks diluted with isobar and oil sticks printed with the offset press. Two of the monotypes are shown below.
White Cliff II—-13″ x 12″—-Monotype on paper
Mississippi Blues III—-13″ x 12″—-Monotype on paper
Senior Printer Alex Kirillov at the offset press:
Alex pulling a print
Alex setting the paper with the linoleum plate in the foreground
03 Monday Oct 2011
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Martha delivered five new encaustic paintings to Brown’s Fine Art and Framing in Jackson, MS this past week. Some of the paintings may be included in the Holiday Show in December. The new work was well received by Allison and Joel Brown and the gallery staff.
Cinnabar I——-12″ x 12″——–Encaustic
Cinnabar II——–12″ x 12″——–Encaustic
Vermillion Remnant——–20″ x 16″——–Encaustic
Mississippi Blues I——–20″ x 16″——–Encaustic
Mississippi Blues II——–20″ x 16″——–Encaustic
25 Monday Jul 2011
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The opening of “Excavated Passages—the Hot and Cold Wax Paintings of Martha Rea Baker and Mary Long-Postal” at Karan Ruhlen Gallery on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, NM was well attended and a grand success! A record crowd attended the opening reception with both artists present and the interest in the work was over-whelming. The exhibit hangs through August 4th.
Martha Rea Baker with “White Cliff” from the Canyon Walls Series (48″ x 48″)
25 Monday Jul 2011
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Installation photos of Martha Rea Baker’s paintings from the “Excavated Passages” exhibit at Karan Ruhlen Gallery on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, NM have been posted below.
Chronos I, II and III–oil/cold wax–30″ x 30″ each
Excavated Passages, Kairos, Haiku I, Pyramid, Excavation– (left to right)
Kairos (oil/cold wax–54″ x 24″ and Haiku I (encaustic–12″ x 12″)
Pyramid, Excavation (encaustic) and Traces of Time Series (oil/cold wax)
25 Saturday Jun 2011
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Gallery owner Karan Ruhlen has chosen to display two oil/cold wax paintings from Martha’s new series “Time Related” as a preview of the upcoming exhibit, “Excavated Passages”. The show will open on Friday, July 22 with a reception from 5 – 7 pm.
Chronos II—-30″ x 30″ Oil/Cold Wax
Chronos III—-30″ x 30″ Oil/Cold Wax
30 Monday May 2011
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Martha Rea Baker’s painting, “Order from Chaos” will be included in an exciting exhibition at the Santa Fe Arts Commission Gallery at the Santa Fe Convention Center. This exhibit will feature work that addresses themes related to Carl Jung’s Red Book and will coincide with SOFA West 2011. Martha’s work was selected by the jury from a group of over 155 submissions.
Please join us for the opening reception Friday, July 17, 2011, 5-7pm.
Order from Chaos——30″ x 30″——Oil/cold wax
Press Release: “The Red Book has been called “The Holy Grail of the Unconscious.” In this landmark and unprecedented masterpiece of self-exploration, Jung lays bare his inner world in a personal and prophetic journey of dreams, fantasies and active imagination. inspired by this great work, the Santa Fe Arts Commission will host the groundbreaking exhibit, Mining The Unconscious: The Creative Path to Self Knowledge in the summer of 2011.”
22 Friday Apr 2011
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Martha has finished several new paintings for the upcoming Wax exhibit at Karan Ruhlen Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. Posted below is a new hot wax encaustic 36″ x 36″ square. Say tuned—the exhibition, “Excavated Passages”, opens on July 22, 2011.
05 Tuesday Apr 2011
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Slate----24" x 24"----Courtesy of Karan Ruhlen Gallery
Please visit the Oil/Cold Wax Gallery page for new paintings recently posted. Several of these paintings will be featured in the July exhibition at Karan Ruhlen Gallery in Santa Fe, NM entitled, “Excavated Passages” opening July 22.
02 Saturday Apr 2011
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The Encaustics of Martha Rea Baker and Mary Long-Postal
July 22 – August 4, 2011
Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
SANTA FE, NM. Luminous colors, elusive textures, evocative depths, and excavated passages are the stuff of encaustic. “It’s a medium that has a rich history in antiquity.” says Karan Ruhlen.” In this two-person exhibit, encaustic is both a reminder of the passage of time, as well as a riveting witness to the presence of space, light and mystery.”
Haiku I-----12" x 12"
Martha Rea Baker 