Thelma Weatherford

Molokini Crater, Encaustic & GlassFrit 12x12x2

Thelma Weatherford

Aqua Dreams

Thelma Weatherford

Cells Small

Thelma Weatherford

Wheres My Fishnets, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Fabric 12x12x134

Thelma Weatherford

Abstract Coral, 18x18x1 Encaustic

Thelma Weatherford

Rainbird Encaustic, R&F 18x24x2

Thelma Weatherford

What Lies Beneath, ColdWax 18x18x134

Thelma Weatherford

Winter In The Foothills, Encaustic 4x4x1

Thelma Weatherford

View From Above 12x12x2, Encaustic, Glassbead, Paintstick

Thelma Weatherford

Green Space, Oil, Cold Wax on Panel, 20x20x1

Thelma Weatherford

Dimensions Unknown

Thelma Weatherford

Day at the beach

Thelma Weatherford

Garden Series 12x12

Thelma Weatherford

Blue Bubbles 8x10x134, Mixed Media Encaustic wFrit

Thelma Weatherford

Under the Microscope, Encaustic 12x12x34

Thelma Weatherford

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  • Phone:530-220-6239
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  • Bio:

    I am a native and long-time resident of Northern California. I started painting in a garage studio in my early twenty’s and enjoyed it so much that I went back to school to study studio art and art history. I have continued attending art workshops and classes at local colleges and art centers on the West Coast since. My work has been shown in many venues throughout Northern California since the early ‘90’s. I am currently a member of The Artery, an artist cooperative in Davis, California, and Co-Manager of Arboretum Artworks, an artist collective also located in Davis. The subject matter of my artwork is influenced by the textures found in nature and the environment, including the patina of buildings and other structures. These textures translate into my paintings through oil and cold wax as well as encaustics. With oil and cold wax, I mix pigment with wax and apply layer upon layer with a brayer, paint scraper, and many other tools. With encaustics, I heat a mixture of pigment, beeswax, and damar resin and apply it to a prepared stable surface. I then fuse the application to this surface with a heat gun or torch. Each of these processes lends itself to interesting texture and mark-making. My final paintings come to fruition only after repeatedly experimenting with layering, scraping, and mark–making. I currently have a studio and gallery space at Arboretum Artworks in Davis, CA. Studio visits are welcome by appointment or open during the 2nd Friday Art About.