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Martha Rea Baker

~ Santa Fe Artist working in Oil/Cold Wax, Acrylic and Encaustic

Martha Rea Baker

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Encaustic Diptych

27 Saturday Aug 2016

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“It’s not that the creative act and the critical act are simultaneous. It’s more like you blurt something out and then analyze it.” – Robert Motherwell

Motherwell’s quote describes the painting process of Santa Fe, NM artist, Martha Rea Baker. Her abstract paintings go through many stages during their creation and arrive at the finished state through the addition, subtraction and careful editing of information.

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Desert Rhythms      24″ x 36″      Encaustic on two panels

This encaustic diptych will be shown in Baker’s upcoming solo exhibit “Journey”, at Ruhlen – Owen Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM – Sept 16 – 29, 2016.

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Encaustics shipped to Brown’s Fine Art

19 Thursday May 2016

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Martha Rea Baker’s poured encaustics on paper are being shown in a new exhibit at Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson, MS, opening Tuesday, May 24. 2016.

It’s not all Black and White 

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Ebb and Flow                11″ x 15″ each                Encaustic on Paper

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Gray on Gray                  11″ x 15″ each                  Encaustic on Paper

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Encaustics for Ruhlen – Owen Contemporary

19 Thursday May 2016

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Inspired by Poetry

Haiku VI and Haiku VII have been delivered to Ruhlen – Owen Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM. Each paintings measures 24″ x 24″ x 2″— encaustic on cradled panel.

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Winter solitude                                                         The snow falls falls/

in a world of one color                                            as I watch the snow

the sound of wind                                                    I am walking/     

              Basho Matsuo                                          it cannot be otherwise

                                                                                          Teneda Santoka                                        

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New Encaustic Paintings for Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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The International Encaustic Artists will hold their annual conference in Santa Fe, NM October 31-November 3, 2013.  Martha Rea Baker has completed two new encaustics for the “Wax Works” exhibit at Karan Ruhlen Gallery on Canyon Road. The show will hang during the dates of  IEA EncaustiCon. 

Tide Pool IV and V-----60" x 30" x 2"------Encaustic on Panel

Tide Pool IV and V—–60″ x 30″ x  2″——Encaustic on Panel

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 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 a visual artist creating abstract paintings in oil/cold wax, acrylic and encaustic.

With her move to Santa Fe in 2006, came an opportunity to study the art of painting with hot wax. Encaustic is 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 difficult to duplicate in any other medium.

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Encaustic  Desert Cadence

Martha has also added the process of mixing Gamblin cold wax medium with oil paint to achieve a rich textural surface. This mixture has proven excellent for expressing the passage of time and its effects on our environment.

 

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Canyonlands IV 48″ x48″ SOLD

Oil/Cold Wax

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