Monthly Archives: October 2026

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Smile!

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I dropped off my painting, APPLE.  It will be in the member’s show at Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus, New York, 13108.  The art reception is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 2:30 – 4:00 PM.

Karen Tashkovski, APPLE, 2026, 6” x 8” encaustic & collage mounted on 11” x 14” chalkboard

While I was there, I hiked the trails and hid the smiley face golf ball paper weight sculptures.  They are soooooo cute!  Let me know if you find one.

Every time I found the perfect spot for one of the eighteen smiles, I had a thought to tell you – Find a smile and win a prize!

The prize is the object, of course.  And I trust it will make you smile. 🙂

 

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More In Progress Robes

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I added the paper collage element to a dazen more 12″ x 12″ paintings in my The Robes series.  Next up – encaustic paint.  They should be done by next week.

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Oct-Lover-Fest

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Karen Tashkovski, BLOSSOMING, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, DISCO, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, PARADOX, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”

Here are the new heart paintings as promised.  They are 5″ x 7″ encaustic & collage paintings on Ampersand hardboard mounted on 9″ x 12″ chalkboard and framed.  There are fifteen in this batch.

Karen Tashkovski, BLESSINGS, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, RECLAIM, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, YOU. 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, NATURAL, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, SINCERELY, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, HEAVENLY, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, REBOOT, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, VALOR, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, SUDDENLY, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, PARAOXYSM, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, IRONY, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
Karen Tashkovski, WONDER, 2026, encaustic & collage, 9” x 12”
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Tiny Jack-O-Lanterns @ GL

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Emilia and Jacob drew the faces on these little golf balls turned pumpkin sculptures.

Find them on the trail around Green Lakes!  There are eighteen of them.

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Ladybugs @ Chittenango Falls

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Step one:  prep the ladybug sculptures

Step two:  invite your favorite Floridians to finish them (a four-year-old and a six-year-old)

Step three:  hike with the whole family at Chittenango Falls State Park

Step four:  watch Emilia hide them on the trail (and on the playground)!

Let me know if you find one!

P.S. finders keeers

 

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Heart Weekend

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I will be exhibiting my newest encaustic heart paintings at the Fayetteville Free Library during the month of February 2027.

There are twenty-four paintings in this series but I decided that I needed to create a dozen more in order to properly fill the space.  The supplies arrived yesterday.  I started working on them today.

They are 5″ x 7″ encaustic & collage hardboards that will be mounted onto 9″ x 12″ chalkboards.  I started by layering four coats of damar resin infused beeswax onto the boards then carving out the design.

I added the origami and mulberry papers today too.  I’ll begin the painting element tomorrow (update; above)..  Then paint the 9″ x 12″ boards with black chalkboard paint.  I still need to purchase the frames so that they will match the finished paintings.

I love when a plan comes together!