I mentioned to a few people the last time I posted that I was going to do a series of encaustic paintings like the Rusted Circles piece I posted last time. Once I had the technique down, I was able to finish these other two pretty fast, though I do still need some practice with […]
I love black and white. I don’t know why exactly, but this combo is simply beautiful. Perhaps that’s why I like it- it’s so simple, so clean and uncluttered. I started by writing out poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox on India ink. I wanted to simply print out some fancy writing because it looks better […]
I am so glad to finally be finished with this piece. :) It really seemed to take forever because I kept trying to use shortcuts with the supplies I had, and nothing was working. Lesson learned- when trying a new encaustic technique, follow the recipe! I painted this on a cradled wood panel, 6*6. I […]
This piece feels really different from any of my others. Perhaps it’s the color, or maybe it’s the design. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it is different. I called this piece New Life because it reminds me of clusters of new life in the spring time. I used the blue to […]
I’ve been working on a lot of flat canvas boards recently, putting together a series of framed 8*10 pieces that I’ll have displayed for my next show the first Friday in February. It’s been a great opportunity for me to get creative with my color combos and abstract shapes and design. The next few I’ll […]
I quickly wanted to show you guys the other encaustic pieces I made for Christmas this year. The one above took me 3-4 times to get it right- I used small alphabet stamps to imprint into the wax. If you’re going to do this, it’s suggested that you used a little vegetable oil on the […]