Jhina (Hee-na) Alvarado is a figurative, abstract painter who expresses herself in such mediums as encaustic, acrylic, and mixed medium painting. She is  a board member for the International Encaustic Artists  and holds a Master’s degree in Math Education and  a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies. Jhina, a native Californian, has lived in San Francisco since 1994. She currently teaches algebra and geometry to middle school students.
 
If you would like to contact Jhina Alvarado regarding any of the paintings on this site, email her at
jhina_alvarado@yahoo.com
 
 
Jhina Alvarado Artist
Encaustics is a medium in which pigments are suspended in a binder of hot wax. It is applied while melted and then a heat source, such as a blow torch, is used to fuse the medium to the surface. The majority of the work on this site were done in encaustics. If you would like to purchase any of these paintings, email me at jhina_alvarado@yahoo.com Upcoming Events Group Show at Reaves Gallery 235 Gough Street, San Francisco, December 5th through January 3rd with the following opening receptions: -- Hayes Valley Holiday Stroll Friday, December 5th. All merchants on Hayes and Gough will participate and host family friendly events, art, music, food, santas, etc -- 11:eleven: Reaves Gallery’s annual Toys for Tots fundraiser Thursday, December 11th. Bring a toy or make a suggested donation of $10.   Art Links Evans Encaustics Creativity Explored Art Span Reaves Gallery Summit Fine Art Gallery International Encaustic Artists All Artwork © Jhina Alvarado, 2006 Last Updated 11/16/2008mailto:jhina_alvarado@yahoo.com?subject=paintingshttp://www.reavesgallery.comhttp://www.evansencaustics.com/http://creativityexplored.org/http://www.artspan.org/http://www.reavesgallery.comhttp://www.summitfineart.com/http://www.international-encaustic-artists.org/shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7