Kanaloa and Pele – encaustic

This is an encaustic work that I finished a while ago. I was honored to have it accepted into the WAG Juried Show in May. I just got it back from being scanned and now have a beautiful image of the work. Encaustics have been around for 4000 yrs and have lasted unbelievably through the years, but due to the nature of the beeswax used in the process, it can be damaged if exposed to temperature above 150F (i.e. inside a hot car, if your home gets that hot , you probably have bigger problems than the painting.)

Kanaloa and Pele - Pati O'Neal

I created this piece to take advantage of the properties of the medium and to get really into the spirit working with the heat and trying to capture it within the work. The different textures in the painting educes the energy of the Hawaiian goddess of the volcano, Pele, meeting the Hawaiian god of the ocean/underworld, Kanaloa, as molten lava flows into the ocean on the Big Island of Hawai’i. The original is 18″h x 36″w on a cradled panel. Limited edition giclées on heavy archival rag paper and open edition matted mini-prints are available through my website at www.pationeal.com.

2011 ASAA Internatonal Aerospace and Art Exhibit

Here is the blog I just wrote for the Women Aviation Artists website for an event I attended last month:

American Society of Aviation Artists 25th Annual International Aerospace Art Exhibition kicked off last month with a Forum and Awards Banquet in Pensacola, Florida at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.  It followed the museum’s Centennial Celebration of Naval Aviation.  This year’s exhibit has been given top viewing priority just inside the entrance and will be displayed through August 31, 2011. Out of 77 accepted works,  9 of them were done by Women Aviation Artists. Cher Pruys and Pati O’Neal both won awards in the General Aviation Category. Here are the accepted works:

Merana Cadorette – Off Duty at the I Bar

Crissie Murphy – For Those Who Keep ’em Flying

Pati O’Neal – Afternoon Delights – Second place award winner in the general aviation category given by Aviation Week and Space Technology

Pati O’Neal – Taylorcraft Heading Home

Cher Pruys – Polished – Third place award winner in the general aviation category given by Aviation Week and Space Technology.

Sharon Rajnus – Boeing PB-1 U.S. NAVY 1925

Michelle Rouch – Pioneer Aviator Eugene Ely

Mimi Stuart – Angel Dance

Mimi Stuart – Aviation Pioneer Eugene Ely

In addition, in the Unjuried show at the Forum, Kristin Hill won the “Matt” Jeffferies Popular Choice Award and Merana Cadorette won the ASAA Founder’s Silver Ribbon Award.

Merana Cadorette – Impressions of a Seahawk Crew

Kristin Hill – Operation Fish Hawk: Classified

All award winners can be viewed here: http://asaa-avart.org/exhibits_forums/awards2011.php

It was a great week full of education and camaraderie. WAA members attending were: Crissie Murphy, Kristin Hill, Merana Cadorette, Michelle Rouch, Mimi Stuart, Pati O’Neal, Peggie Foy, Priscilla Messner-Patterson and Sharon Rajnus.

Women Aviation Artists at 2011 ASAA International Aerospace Art Exhibition at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida.