Encaustic Arts Magazine Winter Issue published Dec 1 , 2011 . Editor : Michael Phillip Pearce Cover Art : Russell Thurston , Tree ( How the West was Won ) Portfolio Artists : MARGARET BERRY , KARON LEIGH , BARBARA MICHENER , CATHERINE NASH , RODNEY THOMPSON , RUSSELL THURSTON Book Spotlight : MICHELLE BELTO Techné article : MICHAEL PHILLIP PEARCE