Finished my first encaustic today. When I started this last week it was very cold here, thus "Blustery day". This piece was done with encaustic medium and pigments of Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Raw and Burnt Umber. Accents of black and white were also added.
I am so amazed by the way the wax blends and moves when heated. The process is much slower than painting but far more gratifying for me. Truly love this process and the results it produces.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one"........
After taking Jane DesRosier's awesome class "The Red Scarf" at thetroddenpath.ning.com, I managed to finally finish my first portrait. It is a mixed media and acrylic on a 16"x20" birch cradled panel. I really loved her online course and loved making this.
The first painting was the female with a hat, but I didnt like it so I painted over the top portion. Couldnt decide what kind of hair she was going to have, so I sat on it awhile. Finally a couple of nights ago, I was watching videos on YouTube and stumbled across "Imagine" by John Lennon. The rest is history.
Thanks John Lennon for the inspiration!
Imagine
John Lennon
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today
Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people living life in peace You, you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people sharing all the world
You, you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will live as one
......by the way, I got all my encaustic supplies in today and have started playing with it. Love the look and feel of this medium. Hopefully will finish my first piece soon and can post pictures.
Tomorrow I start a new venture. It will be my birthday and I am celebrating with a new experience with my art. I have wanted to try encaustics for some time now. Last week after watching many videos and reviewing MANY blog posts, I decided I wanted to start working with encaustics. I have ordered all my materials, they should be arriving tomorrow for my birthday. What better way to start my birth year but with new beginnings. In the past year I have been searching for my artistic "niche", I am come close to finding it but something is still missing. I am so excited about encaustics and the possibilities. I love the simplist yet deep look that can be achieved with this technique. The above video is my encaustic muse.....her work is beyond fabulous!
These pieces were made for Jennifer for Christmas. They are acrylic mixed media on wood. When deciding on what to make Jennifer for Christmas, these two girls kept coming up for some reason. Jennifer has no children, when I gave them to her I said "I see girls in your future Jennifer". Jennifer then told me she had just found out she was pregnant. Everything happens for a reason.
