Karen Vradenburg
@kayvray.com
This is not at all what I expected.
Upstate NY artist, addicted to encaustic.
Art. Nature. A Bit of Whimsy.
Upstate NY artist, addicted to encaustic.
Art. Nature. A Bit of Whimsy.
Pinned
Karen Vradenburg
@kayvray.com
· Jul 10
The case for making art when the world is on fire
Making art isn’t self-indulgent — it’s an essential, radical act of creation, says writer Amie McNee. She explores the importance of having a creative practice, whether you’re a long-time artist or an...
www.ted.com
Reposted by Karen Vradenburg
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Vote from the heart
Vote from the heart
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Vote from the heart
Vote from the heart
Reposted by Karen Vradenburg
Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."
www.pbs.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw
Another series framed in white.
#mixedmedia
#originalartworks
#artforthehome
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
#mixedmedia
#originalartworks
#artforthehome
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Another series framed in white.
#mixedmedia
#originalartworks
#artforthehome
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
#mixedmedia
#originalartworks
#artforthehome
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
I’ve framed one series of mini mixed media paintings.
#mixedmedia
#originalartworks
#artforthehome
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
#mixedmedia
#originalartworks
#artforthehome
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I’ve framed one series of mini mixed media paintings.
#mixedmedia
#originalartworks
#artforthehome
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
#mixedmedia
#originalartworks
#artforthehome
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
I took a picture on a rainy day of a little bridge I crossed. This quote seemed appropriate. “We who have means and a voice must use them to help those who have neither.”
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I took a picture on a rainy day of a little bridge I crossed. This quote seemed appropriate. “We who have means and a voice must use them to help those who have neither.”
Reposted by Karen Vradenburg
Nearly a dozen LifeWise Academy Ohio programs have taken public school students on field trips to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky, which claims humans lived alongside dinosaurs and the Earth is only 6,000 years old.
LifeWise Academy Ohio programs take trips to Kentucky museums that promote young Earth creationism • Ohio Capital Journal
At least nearly a dozen LifeWise Academy Ohio programs have taken public school students on field trips to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky, which claims humans lived alongside…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nearly a dozen LifeWise Academy Ohio programs have taken public school students on field trips to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky, which claims humans lived alongside dinosaurs and the Earth is only 6,000 years old.
Come see me tomorrow!
August 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Come see me tomorrow!
I usually experiment with different media during the hot summer months, but I’m really missing my #encaustic, so I set up a station in the garage, to avoid heating up my studio.
#encausticpainting
#waxart
#encausticwax
#encausticpainting
#waxart
#encausticwax
August 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I usually experiment with different media during the hot summer months, but I’m really missing my #encaustic, so I set up a station in the garage, to avoid heating up my studio.
#encausticpainting
#waxart
#encausticwax
#encausticpainting
#waxart
#encausticwax
Every American with a conscience is doing the same thing.
July 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Every American with a conscience is doing the same thing.
As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.
- Sitting Bull
Encaustic mixed media
#art
#artshare
#encaustic
#encausticpainting
#supportcreatives
#encausticmixedmedia
#originalartworks
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
- Sitting Bull
Encaustic mixed media
#art
#artshare
#encaustic
#encausticpainting
#supportcreatives
#encausticmixedmedia
#originalartworks
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
June 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.
- Sitting Bull
Encaustic mixed media
#art
#artshare
#encaustic
#encausticpainting
#supportcreatives
#encausticmixedmedia
#originalartworks
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
- Sitting Bull
Encaustic mixed media
#art
#artshare
#encaustic
#encausticpainting
#supportcreatives
#encausticmixedmedia
#originalartworks
#518artist
#upstatenyartist
Cold and dreary here in the northeast. This weekend is supposed to be the start of summer. It feels more like March. So I made some little beach paintings to bring the feel of summer inside.
4x4”
Encaustic and paper
4x4”
Encaustic and paper
May 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Cold and dreary here in the northeast. This weekend is supposed to be the start of summer. It feels more like March. So I made some little beach paintings to bring the feel of summer inside.
4x4”
Encaustic and paper
4x4”
Encaustic and paper
We’ve had a lot of rain lately.
May 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
We’ve had a lot of rain lately.
I'm stuck. What better way to reflect that than by turning my Mighty Girls into stickers?
Hoping to bring a bit of levity to a distinctly gloomy situation.
And from now until April 15, everything in my shop is 25% off.
kayvrayartstudio.etsy.com
#stuck #stickers #mightygirls #encausticmixedmedia
Hoping to bring a bit of levity to a distinctly gloomy situation.
And from now until April 15, everything in my shop is 25% off.
kayvrayartstudio.etsy.com
#stuck #stickers #mightygirls #encausticmixedmedia
March 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I'm stuck. What better way to reflect that than by turning my Mighty Girls into stickers?
Hoping to bring a bit of levity to a distinctly gloomy situation.
And from now until April 15, everything in my shop is 25% off.
kayvrayartstudio.etsy.com
#stuck #stickers #mightygirls #encausticmixedmedia
Hoping to bring a bit of levity to a distinctly gloomy situation.
And from now until April 15, everything in my shop is 25% off.
kayvrayartstudio.etsy.com
#stuck #stickers #mightygirls #encausticmixedmedia
I made myself a hand basket.
l inherited dozens of cardboard berry baskets. I've used a few to store things but I've always wanted to put them to better use.
I remembered that someone had posted "I was told there would be hand baskets." And suddenly I knew what to do with them.
#tohellinahandbasket
l inherited dozens of cardboard berry baskets. I've used a few to store things but I've always wanted to put them to better use.
I remembered that someone had posted "I was told there would be hand baskets." And suddenly I knew what to do with them.
#tohellinahandbasket
March 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I made myself a hand basket.
l inherited dozens of cardboard berry baskets. I've used a few to store things but I've always wanted to put them to better use.
I remembered that someone had posted "I was told there would be hand baskets." And suddenly I knew what to do with them.
#tohellinahandbasket
l inherited dozens of cardboard berry baskets. I've used a few to store things but I've always wanted to put them to better use.
I remembered that someone had posted "I was told there would be hand baskets." And suddenly I knew what to do with them.
#tohellinahandbasket
Want to join me for this Indivisible event?
mobilize.us/s/mOvSnS
mobilize.us/s/mOvSnS
Member Meeting · Indivisible
Indivisible Albany is a grassroots group dedicated to progressive change, civic engagement, and local activism. At this meeting, we will cover Indivisible 101 and begin organizing our committee work. ...
mobilize.us
March 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Want to join me for this Indivisible event?
mobilize.us/s/mOvSnS
mobilize.us/s/mOvSnS
Reposted by Karen Vradenburg
Pinterest updated their terms of use and they're going to use all of the content you saved to train their AI.
Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI
Please do it 🫠
Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI
Please do it 🫠
March 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Pinterest updated their terms of use and they're going to use all of the content you saved to train their AI.
Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI
Please do it 🫠
Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI
Please do it 🫠
Several years ago I was experimenting with different color palettes on a half dozen 5”x5” boards. At one point my daughter saw them and said, “That one looks like a uterus.” After many more steps, it turned into this, which I named “Rebirth.“
#encausticpainting #abstractpainting #originalartworks
#encausticpainting #abstractpainting #originalartworks
March 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Several years ago I was experimenting with different color palettes on a half dozen 5”x5” boards. At one point my daughter saw them and said, “That one looks like a uterus.” After many more steps, it turned into this, which I named “Rebirth.“
#encausticpainting #abstractpainting #originalartworks
#encausticpainting #abstractpainting #originalartworks
Reposted by Karen Vradenburg
"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
Reposted by Karen Vradenburg
If you’re in NYC - Plan on going. Tell everyone you know.
action.womensmarch.com/events/inter...
action.womensmarch.com/events/inter...
International Women's Day - Unite & Resist in New York, NY
📢 Protest/Rally
On International Women’s Day, we’re taking to the streets to fight back against the fascist takeover. Join us to defend our rights, our bodies, and our future. No permission need...
action.womensmarch.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
If you’re in NYC - Plan on going. Tell everyone you know.
action.womensmarch.com/events/inter...
action.womensmarch.com/events/inter...
"Calliope" has been selected for inclusion in The James Library & Center for the Arts 6th Annual Spring Juried Show in Norwell, MA, March 21-April 27.
#encaustic #encausticpainting #abstractpainting #upstatenyartist #originalartworks
#518artist #exhibitions
#encaustic #encausticpainting #abstractpainting #upstatenyartist #originalartworks
#518artist #exhibitions
March 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Calliope" has been selected for inclusion in The James Library & Center for the Arts 6th Annual Spring Juried Show in Norwell, MA, March 21-April 27.
#encaustic #encausticpainting #abstractpainting #upstatenyartist #originalartworks
#518artist #exhibitions
#encaustic #encausticpainting #abstractpainting #upstatenyartist #originalartworks
#518artist #exhibitions
Reposted by Karen Vradenburg
Reposted by Karen Vradenburg
