{"id":117500,"date":"2025-05-28T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=117500"},"modified":"2025-05-25T02:10:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T06:10:59","slug":"things-are-heatin-up-at-the-ruth-koomler-art-gallery-20250606","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/05\/28\/things-are-heatin-up-at-the-ruth-koomler-art-gallery-20250606\/","title":{"rendered":"Things are heatin\u2019 up at the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery &#8211; 6\/6\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_117503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117503\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Finished_Encaustic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"786\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Finished_Encaustic.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Finished_Encaustic-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Finished_Encaustic-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Finished_Encaustic-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Finished_Encaustic-696x547.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Finished_Encaustic-534x420.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finished Encaustic at the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery. Photo courtesy of the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ruth Koomler, owner of the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery, is one of just a handful of artists in Fort Wayne working in the medium of encaustic.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThings Are Heatin\u2019 Up!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 19, 2025) &#8211; Ruth Koomler, owner of the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery, is one of just a handful of artists in Fort Wayne working in the medium of encaustic&#8230;a form of painting that involves a heated beeswax medium to which colored pigments are added. A technique that originated in Greece as a way to preserve and decorate their ships is now a much-admired and collected art form, but few understand the process or skill required.<\/p>\n<p>So\u2026what is encaustic art? Why is it so luminous? Is it difficult to create? Does it require special care? Can anyone do it? Ruth will answer these questions and more in a special LIVE demonstration on June 6th\u2026First Friday at the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery. A select collection of her encaustic works will be on exhibition in the gallery and beginning at 2pm, Ruth will be showing us just how she created them!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117504\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Encaustic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Encaustic.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Encaustic-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Encaustic-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Encaustic-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Encaustic-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tRuth_Koomler_Encaustic-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruth Koomler working on Encaustic, Photo courtesy of the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heating, layering, reheating. Things are really heating up in the gallery! So join us\u2026see some incredible artwork, learn how it\u2019s done, and maybe sign up for an encaustic workshop!<\/p>\n<p>Also in the gallery in June: new pieces from Michael Poorman, local abstract artist working in oils, pastels, charcoal and mixed media. In addition, and new to the Ruth Koomler Art Gallery, we introduce Terri Lindvall, local abstract painter.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss First Friday June 6th! It\u2019s definitely art in action!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings Are Heatin\u2019 Up!\u201d \u2022 The Ruth Koomler Art Gallery  First Friday, June 6, 2025<br \/>\n1107 Broadway Street \u2022 Fort Wayne IN 46802 \u2022 Part of the Broadway Arts District<br \/>\nLIVE Encaustic Demo at 2pm and Opening Reception 5pm to 8pm<br \/>\nShow runs through June 28, 2025<br \/>\nRegular gallery hours: Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5pm<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/isp\/t20251111-ISP.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"From left to right: Troopers Chase Pfefferkorn, Eric Mitchel, Bryce Kukelhan, and Caleb Wooldridge. 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