Rusted Gears

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…

Darkness Contained

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…
Adding Rust

Adding rust to your Encaustic Paintings

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…

New Life

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…

Royal Darkness

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…

a few more...

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…