Hallo,

 Two more paintings from my photoencaustic class in Wyoming. These are both 8 by 10 inches and I will probably put them into a couple of black float frames.

   The photo I used for both of these is the third photo - which I isolated the horse and printed onto tissue paper to embed into the encaustic wax.

  The bottom portions of both paintings has a shellac burn on it and I added shadows and shading around the horse with pan pastels and sennlier oil crayons.

  I have one more painting using the same photo but it needs to be finished off when I get back into my studio(probably next weekend).

     All for today - Take Care

         Tera

 

Photoencaustic - Forest

Hallo,

I have been up in Wyoming at Eaton Ranch in Wolf at a photoencaustic class. We got to take pictures of the horses and even go riding in addition to the encaustic class. It was a wonderful class and trip for me!!!

  The First 2 pictures are 2 of my finished paintings. The next 2 are the original photos that I took to use in the paintings.

  I did a colorful encaustic background on 2 boards.

  The photos were isolated and printed out onto tissue paper. I put a layer of white encaustic under where the horses would go. The next 2 pictures show how the tissue paper disappears into the wax. Then I added some texture and other stuff to hide the edges better. 

  I was very happy with these 2 paintings!!! One of them sold on the last day when we had a little open house!!!

    All for today - Take Care

         Tera

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Marsh summer

Hallo,

  Another in the current series I am working on - more 'marsh' than ocean this time, kinda like the marshy areas around Savannah GA.

  The first Picture is the finished painting. 

   Encaustic with layers alternating between shellac and pigment burns with pan pastels and occasionally an oil stick layer in there too.

   I did most of the grasses and grass texture with a hot pen and a fine tip.

   The second picture starts with the progression of the painting - probably has about 7 to 10 layers at this point.  And then the pictures progress as you scroll down, and the last picture is almost finished.

    Have a great weekend. I am really looking forward to a couple days in the studio!!!

         Take Care

                Tera

 

Summer Dunes 2.0

Hallo,

   Well After looking at this painting from my last post I decided to rework it - added a more defined horizon line and more contrast to the sky. First picture to the second picture.

  And I thought it was done.....then after looking at it for a week or so I decided to work on it some more - added more white to the clouds and lightened up the sky more in general.

That is the second picture to the third.

  And I am calling the third picture the final rendition of this painting and am happy with it. It is going to an art show a couple weeks from now.

   Have a great week!!!

     Take Care

          tera

 

Summer Dunes

Hallo,

   Finished off this painting in the studio this weekend. It is 24H by 36W.

  Encaustic, shellac with pigment powders, pan pastels and alot of time with the hot pens.

  I have one more in this series to finish off - more of a waterway marsh type, like you see over in Georgia along the coast and bays

   Speaking of that last painting - I am off to the studio for a couple hours.

                                                                                                            Have a great week!!!

                                                                                                                      Tera

 

Twilight dunes

Hallo,

  Another product of my weekend off with alot of time in the studio - way to HOT and MUGGY for me, not to mention rainy.

  This painting is 8 by 8 inches and done with many layers. Encaustic, pan pastels and shellac with pigment powders. And then an hour or 2 with the hot pens for the details.

  All for today - have a great week!!

    Take Care

       Tera

 

Stormy Dunes

Hallo,

   Some productive time in the studio yesterday. Last weekend I had spent doing backgrounds for 4 paintings ranging in size from 8 by 8 inches to 24 by 36 inches. This weekend I am adding details with the hot pens.

  The backgrounds are done with encaustic, pan pastels, and shellac with pigment powders. Total number of layers including base layers at this pointy are about 13 to 15 layers.

  I use hot pens with 2 fine tips and a small iron tip to add the seagrass and the fence.

                                                                                                            This painting is 12 inches high and 16 wide. 

   Hot, muggy and rainy in NW Florida this weekend - good weekend for the studio!!!

   Have a great day!!!

       Tera