Amy Hunt and Bob Bezek present "Venus Goddesses."

The earliest known representations of the female human form are the European Paleolithic “Venus Figurines” ranging from 23,000 to 25,000 years ago. These corpulent women figurines are believed to represent feminine beauty and fertility found from archaeological digs in Italy, Germany, Australia, and Japan. More discoveries are being talked about. This collection of Encaustic paintings are inspired with a modern edge from these Venus Figurines in the Paleolithic Era.

Amy Hunt has been creating in some form of art since childhood. she began dancing at five years old, becoming skilled in classical ballet, Latin, and tap dancing. her training in dancing progressed to competitive and professional international ballroom dancing and figure/freestyle skater. After years of dance she turned her attention to porcelain doll making and designing doll clothes. Graduating from Pacific University with a Bachelors degree in Occupational Science, she worked as an occupational therapist for twenty years. Amy owned and operated a business specializing in physical rehabilitation. After retirement, she studied jewelry design and rendering at the Gemological Institute of America and Revere Academy. She created a collection of jewelry called “The Love of Turquoise” in 2011. The same year she began painting with hot wax and continues presently.

 

Robert Bezek graduated from high school with an aptitude test suggesting that his highest calling was to be an architect. His interests were in landscape architecture but as the University of Minnesota did not have that program in 1962, he enrolled in a building architecture program instead. He graduated in 1967, during the Vietnam Era. He spent three years in the army, one year in Vietnam. After discharge from the service, he traveled to Alaska, where he opened the doors to his business, BDS Architecture, for 45 years. In his retirement, his wife Amy encouraged him to try encaustic art. He now gardens in the summer months and paints in the winter months.