Monday, September 1, 2025

Hydrangea Bees



Hallo,
  Another flower and bee painting. It is 15 by 22 inches and framed in a black float frame.
 I started with a cyanotype print. I glued it to a cradled wood panel and added several layers of encaustic. Then I painted the hydrangeas and the other flowers with encaustic using my hot pen. I added the honeycomb with a stencil and modified it a bit and added some oil stick.
  I am enjoying this series... a couple more to do yet....
   Take Care
      Tera.





 

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Garden Sanctuary

Hallo,

  Finished off another one in my Bee series this last weekend. This one is 15 by 22 inches in a black float frame.

  I started with a cyanotype using flowers and weeds from my yard and garden onto watercolor paper. 

  I then glued it to a cradled wood panel and added several layers of encaustic medium. I colored some of it in with pan pastels and then decided to paint them with encaustic instead. I added some ferns using a stencil and then added the honeycomb/beeswax with a stencil also.

  The bees were done with a hot pen with a very fine tip - from a photo printed onto tissue paper to use as an under drawing.

  I added a few touches of pan pastels on top of the honeycomb.

This one will go to a couple shows and be available on my Etsy shop in the early fall.

   Have  great week!!!

     Tera





 

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Another purple basket

Hallo,

  I started this basket in the last basket class that I held at HH ARTS Gallery and finally had a few moments to finish it off (just in time for my next class this weekend).

  The basket is about 6.5 inches round and 4 inches tall.

  I used a seashell slice as a 'start' for this basket.

    All for today - have a great week

     Tera





 

Monday, June 30, 2025

Bees in the flower beds

Hallo,

  Another in my 'Bees' series finished off this weekend. This painting is 11 by 14 inches. 

  I started this painting with a cyanotype print and mounted it to a cradled panel. I then painted it with encaustic - the flowers I used pan pastels on.

  The bees were taken from photos and printed onto tissue paper to use as an under drawing and then I painted them with encaustic using a fine tip hot pen.

  I am debating putting this one in a float frame but for now the sides are painted black.

   Have a great week!!!

      Tera




 

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Bee Buzz II to VI

Hallo,

  Finished off a few paintings in the studio today, including these 10 by 10 inch hexagon panels.

   These paintings all started off as cyanotype prints  which I mounted to the cradled panel. I then painted them with encaustic wax and used a bit of pan pastels also.

  There are 6 in this little series now with some bigger - regular shaped panels yet to come.

   Take Care

       Tera





 

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Encaustic and plaster cloth bowl

Hallo,

   I did this bowl for a black and white themed show coming up at Artel in Pensacola. 

  I formed the bowl with plaster cloth and after it was dry I painted with encaustic and used a bit of gauze to add some more texture. I also used gauze and encaustic to secure the piece of driftwood to the bowl and then added seashells on top of the gauze. 

   I did add some bit of silver here and there but it is hard to see in the photos

  All for today - Take Care

       Tera





 

Monday, May 26, 2025

More baskets

Hallo,

   Showing off 2 more small baskets today made with seashell slices as a base. The first one was done while on our trip back home to Nebraska earlier this month for a wedding. the second was started while waiting for my Hubby who was having surgery.

   The beads on the second basket were made with plaster cloth, a layer of encaustic, a layer of silk fabric and another layer of encaustic.

  I have a basket class coming up that I am teaching at HH ARTS GALLERY in Fort Walton Beach - just drop me a message if you are interested(not many folks visit here anymore)- it wont let me upload the flyer....

   Take Care

     Tera