Pelican Bay

Hallo,

  I have been working on this one awhile now - course I have only about one day a week in the studio, so it takes longer. I am really looking forward to retirement and spending more time in my studio!!! (19 working days left!!!)

   With this encaustic painting I did the background first and then used one of my own photos embedded into the wax as an underpainting for the pelican.

  I isolated the pelican and printed him in black and white onto tissue paper. The tissue paper disappears nicely into the wax and leaves me a nice "drawing" to paint. I use hot pens and several different sizes of tips to paint with the wax.

     The painting is 20w by 16 h and framed in a float frame with gold trim. Wired, ready to hang and available on my Etsy shop - Translucent Firefly  ( www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com )

     Have a great week!!!

           Tera

 

Basket of pansies

Hallo,

   I couldn't resist using bright colors for this basket with those beautiful pansies.

   This vintage wall plate is hand painted and signed and makes the cutest basket!!! It is 11 inches round and 3 inches tall.

   If you know someone that needs this little pop of color in their life, then pop on over to my Etsy shop ( www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com)

  All for today - will have a couple paintings to show off soon!!!

   Take Care

         Tera

 

Mountain camp basket

Hallo,

   Finished off this little basket last night - 8 inches round by 2 inches deep.

  I love the mountain scene on this vintage wall plate. I really made a cute basket!!!

   Between the plate and other supplies - about 50 dollars cost for materials and almost 7 hours to make.

   You can find it on my Etsy shop. or if you want to learn how to make your own, I have a class coming up at 'Spires Gallery' in Niceville FL (formerly 'Artful Things')

   Have a great day!!!!

                                                                                                                   Tera

 

Rock hound basket

Hallo, 

  I am taking a break from yard work this morning before work - too HOT, and my back has not enjoyed the last few days trying to get my flowers beds back in some semblance of order!!!

   I finished off this basket yesterday.

The base was made with some rock slices, black pebbles and resin. I do love me some pretty rocks!!

  The basket is 14 inches round and 3.5 inches tall.

  It took me around 25 hours to make.

  All for today - gotta go to work I guess - only 31 working days let till retirement after today!!!!!

                                                                                                               Take Care

                                                                                                                  Tera

 

Catchin' up

Hallo,

  2 weekends ago I prepped a bunch of boards with cyanotype prints and a couple photos to add encaustic too.

  I have 6 large and 6 small hexagon shaped boards for my cyanotype/bee series and a couple for a bird themed show coming up. I will be busy...

  Also had to show off my dragon fruit - I have 3 buds on one plant!!! I only planted these dragon fruit at the end of the summer last year so am really happy to see buds!!!

   All caught up Now I think - it is going to be a busy summer for me. Am hoping to have more time in the studio come fall when I retire but I seem to keep planning things.....

    Take Care

          Tera

 

Cyanotype fun

Hallo,

  My hubby was out of town last weekend and I took advantage of a smidgen of extra time to play with some cyanotypes. I painted the solution on in stripes and a grid to see how things would look.

  These 4 were the only ones out of about 10 that even showed up well. Something to think about for another try sometime soon - darker, more solid images seem to work better and I need to try some plants too - I just didn't feel like being out in the heat collecting weeds last weekend, too HOT.

   Happy Friday ya'll!!

       Tera

  

 

Soldiers at Point Du Hoc

Hallo

  I used 2 photos that I took many years ago in Normandy - my hubby and I went to the Ceremonies down in France for the 50th Anniversary of D -day with a couple bus loads of American Legion and VWF folk.

  I painted - in encaustic - the bunkers and area around it and then added the photo of the soldiers. (printed onto tissue paper and embedded into the encaustic and embellished from there)

   The painting is 20W by 16 T and framed in a float frame. It is available on my Etsy shop.

   All for today - Take Care

          Tera