Aerten Art

Monique asked: How long does it typically take you to do a painting?
It depends on the medium, and the size of the piece. The watercolors go pretty quickly because watercolors are easiest to use. I can create one of the small pieces in under five minutes and even the largest piece rarely […]

Vincent asked: Have you used any physical objects to help in your work (other than paint brushes and stuff)? I’m referring to things like plates used in chalcography, or stencils, or something…
Ah… my interesting tools. I started my current incarnation as an artist using rubber stamps and ink on paper. At the […]

…and taste like cloves. But I suspect most people would think of chocolate when considering the color brown, so here I present an encaustic painting titled (stangely enough), Chocolate!
And here’s what several chocoholics have said: “I’d buy it, but it would make me so hungry!” I totally get that, and […]

Most of the time, I have fun naming my paintings. With encaustics and watercolors, I generally paint a dozen or more on one of my manic painting days. Acrylics take more time, but that’s only because the darn paint doesn’t dry in a minute. (Instant gratification, lack of patience… you see why […]