Discover the Artistry of Brigitte Brüggemann Studio in Santa Fe NM

Encaustic paintings
The technique: Beeswax and damar resin melted together with pigment, then applied while hot and fluid to a panel, each layer is fused with the previous layer with a hot air gun or torch. How the medium flows with the hot air is often a surprise and part of the magic for me, plus the wonderful smell of beeswax in the studio, the rich transparent surface, smooth or bumpy ---
ahh wonderful and delicious --- also an homage to the bees.....
My most recent series of small 8x8x1,5" panels started with a question: "What if"...
taking a playful approach, making spontaneous, no-mind decision about color, shapes and line but then going back to the conscious decision making about formal elements.
I am happy with the results of this playful uplifting series of little paintings. they are ready to hang without a frame and work well in multiples.

"The breeze at dawn has a secret to tell you"
encaustic on panel 24x18" $850.-



"Spirit of Fall # 1 "Spirit of Fall # 2 "Spirit of Fall #3
encaustic on panel 12x12" all framed in white duo frame 19x19" $750.-

"Happy Landscape" encaustic 12x12" framed in white duo frame 19x19" $750.- An abstract piece inspired by the vibrant colors and movement of a meadow just outside my window.


"This Too" "Sunny Day"
16x16" encaustic paintings framed in white frame 17x17" $850.-


"What If" 8x8x1,5" "There The Grey" 8x8x1,5"
8x8x' panels $250.- out of studio sale


"Make it Different" 8x8x1,5" "What if I Put a Line There" 8x8x1,5"

"Blumiges" 14"x11.5" sold

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April #2 8x8" sold April #1 8x8" sold


"Yellow Afternoon 8x8" Sunday Afternoon 8x8"


"Touch the Blue" 8x8x1,5" "Sunday Morning" 8x8"x1.5"

"Evening Light"
8x8xx2x' encaustic


"Dreaming" 12x12"
"May First" 16"x12"x2 panel


"Lily of the day" 13x13" framed black "Go With The Flow" 13x13" framed black


"A river runs through it " 12x12x2"panel "Winter Sun #1 12x12x1/2"panel


"Walk in the Woods 10x10" framed white "Flight" 13x13" pannel
Note: the frames for these (if they are framed instead of being on a 2" deep panel) frames are shadow box frames in black, white or silver the choice has been made according to the painting colors

I"Let it Take You" 12x12 in frame
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"Morning song #1" 11"high x 11.5" framed "Morning song #2" sold


"La Vie en Rose" 8x8x1,5" on cradle board "Morning Mist Rising" 8x8x1,5 on cradle board

"Longing" 8x8" "The White Line" 8x8" sold
