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Cold Wax Medium

26 Thursday Jan 2017

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Martha Rea Baker is honored to be included in this upcoming book co-authored by Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin on the subject of cold wax medium. This much anticipated book, Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts and Conversations is currently at the printers and will be available soon.

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Hill Country Arts Foundation 2017

25 Wednesday Jan 2017

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Martha Rea Baker recently returned from her twelfth year attending the non-assisted annual art retreat in Ingram, TX at the Hill Country Arts Foundation. She worked in acrylic on canvases and panels, finishing two paintings and four more nearing completion.

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Portal I                          30″ x 30″ x 2″                    Acrylic on Panel

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Portal II                      30″ x 30″ x 2″                        Acrylic on Panel

Stay tuned—–more work will be posted when finished!

A New Year!

01 Sunday Jan 2017

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Japanese Garden III                 30″ x 30″                  Encaustic on Panel

With this last painting completed in 2016 we send warm wishes for a creative and productive new year! Martha Rea Baker will be returning to the Texas Hill Country for her twelvth annual January painting retreat. The Hill Country Arts Foundation provides an inspirational setting for both visual and performing arts and is an excellent resource for professional artists and students, alike.

Stay tuned — we will post work completed during the retreat which culminates with an exhibit in the Duncan-McAshan Visual Arts Center on the HCAF campus.

Cheers, Studio Tres Picos and Martha Rea Baker

LACMA

20 Tuesday Dec 2016

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A recent visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was a special treat!

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Martha Rea Baker descending a staircase

Favorites:

Tony Smith’s  Smoke

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Toba Khedoori’s Drawings

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Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time

Rivera, “Sailor at Lunch”                                 Picasso, “Student with Newspaper”

Small Works for the Holidays

04 Sunday Dec 2016

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Small Works for the Holidays!

Owen Contemporary

Reception December 9th,  5-7pm
In conjunction with the Santa Fe Film Festival
Canyon Road Art Crawl

Treat yourself or someone you love to an original piece of art! 
Several of our artists have created unique gems for the holidays.
Please click on an image to view our website for all available works and sizes!

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Martha Rea Baker, Desert Rhythms 15, 16, 17, 6×6″ each, encaustic on panel

Intimate Encaustics

30 Wednesday Nov 2016

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Japanese Garden I & II

Japanese Garden I & II are painted on 12″ x 12″ x 2″ cradled panels. They consist of many layers of pigmented wax alternated with imbedded areas of drawing and line work created with oil pastels and china markers.

Martha Rea Baker Solo Exhibit

26 Tuesday Jul 2016

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Recently Announced: RUHLEN – OWEN CONTEMPORARY will feature MARTHA REA BAKER in a solo exhibition in their Canyon Road gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

Martha Rea Baker – Mixed Media

September 16 – 29, 2016

Opening artist reception:  Friday, September 16, 5 – 7pm

Baker will be showing her abstract paintings in both encaustic and oil/cold wax.

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NEW WORK

04 Tuesday Sep 2012

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Martha Rea Baker has recently delivered new paintings to galleries that represent her work.

Formation—–60″ x 48″——Acrylic on Canvas—–SOLD

Formation was delivered to Karan Ruhlen Gallery on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This large acrylic is part of Martha’s ongoing Canyon Walls Series and reflects the strong light and colors of the American Southwest.

Giverny Impression II——48″ x 48″——Acrylic  on Canvas——SOLD

Giverny Impression II employs the softer, cooler palette favored by her gallery and collectors at Browns Fine Art in Jackson, Mississippi. Allison Brown Simmons, co-owner of the gallery, has also had requests from clients for this square format.

The Abstract: New Mexico’s Own

11 Wednesday Jul 2012

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Martha Rea Baker’s paintings will be included in a group exhibit at Karan Ruhlen Gallery in Santa Fe, NM August 17-31, 2012.

THE ABSTRACT: New Mexico’s Own                                            (Featuring four artists living and working in New Mexico)                    

Opening Reception: Friday, August 17, 2012: 5-7 pm

   Abstract art uses a visual language of form,   color and line to create a composition which exists with a degree of independence. Abstraction indicates departure from reality in depiction of imagery in art. Karan Ruhlen has selected four artists from New Mexico working in a range of media from acrylic, to oil, to encaustic. The group of artists is diverse in their approach to abstraction. Linking all of the artists are sensual painting surfaces achieved through layering processes intended to involve the viewer.

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Please visit   http://karanruhlen.com/exhibitions.asp  for more information and to read about the artists featured in this exhibit.

Artist Commissions

11 Wednesday Jul 2012

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Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson, Mississippi commissioned Martha to create special works for two collectors. A 63″ x 48″ acrylic and a pair of 48″ x 36″ oil and cold wax paintings have recently been successfully completed.

The commission process is always interesting and challenges the artist to keep the client’s vision in mind, while remaining true to his own creativity. It takes a special talent and is always a growth experience!

              Sunlit Venice Wall—-Acrylic on Canvas—-63″ x 48—-SOLD

  

 

Oil/cold wax —-48″ x 36″ each—-SOLD—- Mississippi Blues III & IV