Point Pinos Grill in Pacific Grove and Art By Local Artist Tracey Adams. Local Artists Brings Encaustic Art To Walls

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Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) July 04, 2011 - Point Pinos Grill, operated by Dory Ford's Pebble Beach based firm, Aqua Terra Culinary, has added new art to the establishment. Local artist Tracey Adams brings her encaustic style art, an ancient medium in which pigments are added to a mixture of wax and resin, to Point Pinos Grill.

Adams has several pieces currently on display and plans to add additional art later this summer. Encaustic style art is labor intensive and notoriously hard to master. It is also known for being extremely rewarding visually. To remain pliable, encaustic paint must be kept warm; once the artist begins to paint, the solution starts to solidify. After each layer of paint, the artist applies heat to the wax surface. The heat melts the wax, causing it to bond with the previous layers and ultimately to the supporting panel. However, a moment's inattention can reduce a promising painting to an undistinguished puddle of wax. In building up the layers of a painting, an artist creates areas of texture and color that are covered by additional paint. When an artist fuses the layers together, the heat opens up these underlying areas in ways that are difficult to anticipate or control. Thus, wonderful surprises can occur.

Point Pinos Grill will be planning "Meet the Artist" events this Fall. In the meantime, stop by and enjoy the art gallery atmosphere that adorns the walls of Point Pinos Grill, take in the breath taking view and enjoy the new menu for breakfast or lunch.

Background on Point Pinos Grill:
This cozy, landmark building, located at 79 Asilomar Boulevard in Pacific Grove, rewards diners with fresh, flavorful menus and spectacular seaside views. Under the leadership of General Manger, Diane Kleindienst, the Point Pinos Grill team is on point to delight diners with "simply fresh" meals crafted from local, seasonal ingredients that reflect ethnic influences from Chef Ford's travels. Even the pickiest of palettes will find something to love here.

Point Pinos Grill is currently open 7 days a week, 6:30 am - 4:00 pm for breakfast, lunch and afternoon appetizers. The restaurant will be expanding its hours in mid July to stay open until 7:00 p.m. For more information contact (831) 648-5774, info ( @ ) ptpinosgrill dot comor go to www dot ptpinosgrill dot com dot

Tracey Adams, Artist Statement:
Art and music have always played huge roles in my life. I studied piano for many years, then earned my advanced degrees in composition and conducting, while simultaneously enrolling in drawing and painting classes. In 1992, I arrived at a critical moment when I had to decide whether to devote all my time to music or to art. Art won.

Art and music share so many elements, technically different though they are. It is their similarities that engage and fascinate me, what bridges the two creative disciplines. By nature, I am organized and structured, enjoying being in control. My strongest work results when I'm not in control in the studio. Recently, I have arrived at a balance and blending of these two approaches. I will work for several hours with a roll of Japanese paper not looking at or reacting to what I'm doing, simply responding to whatever comes up. On another day, I may create a group of intaglio prints or paint several layers of an encaustic painting; both require conscious thought with regard to process. These works on paper are then cannibalized, cut up into fragments. With this new body of fragment works on paper, I look for elements among them that are synergistic, elements that will coalesce into a balanced and successful composition.

Working in series, developing subsequent paintings from those just created, like theme and variations, I exhaust the possibilities for exploration. Many times I will scrape down or paint over existing paintings or works on paper that are not successful, aware that I must create something much stronger. Influenced by nature and the coastal environment where I live, I am drawn to patterns, puzzles, geometry and the endless connections I'm able to make within that realm.

Press Contact: Marci Bracco (831) 747-7455

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