Oriental Flair - mixed media

Hallo,

   I am taking a year long art/encaustic class - 'Painting with Fire' and the class that inspired this painting was using mixed media with encaustic.

   The black are rubber stamps with black stazon ink and then the teal is stazon with a stencil. Added some lines with walnut ink and then some watercolor for the tan lower part and the flowers.

  After a couple layers of clear encaustic I added more teal leaves using the stencil with pan pastels and also used the pan pastels to add more layers to the flowers. 

  I framed it out into a float frame. It is 10 H by 8 W for the art with a bit wider for the frame.

  I am having alot of fun with this class even if I cant do much with my right arm yet - healing well after my rotator cuff surgery but am restricted on how much I can lift and certain movements.....and alas, I have to go back to work this week......

    Take Care

         Tera

 

Soothing Blues II

Hallo,

  Last one in this series - this one is 11 by 14 inches. Many layers of encaustic, oil sticks, pan pastels, shellac with mica powders.

   All for today,

      Take Care

         Tera

 

Soothing Blues 3,4 and 5

Hallo,

   Three small paintings for you today - all of them are 8 by 8 inches. Many layers of encaustic, oil sticks, pan pastels shellac and oil stick for a soothing ocean style blues.

  These, like most of my encaustic paintings are done on cradled wood panels and the sides on these are finished in black.

  All for today, am off to play one handed artist at the studio today....

  Take Care

     Tera

 

Soothing Blues I

Hallo,

  Finished off a new small series in the studio this week - this one is 16 by 20 inches. 

   Encaustic, oil sticks, pan pastels, shellac and mica powders. Many layers.

  Still working mostly left handed but the shoulder is healing nicely.

  Speaking of the shoulder, off to PT I go.....

   Take Care

                                                                                                                Tera

 

Winter fence line

Hallo,

   Well I have been busy but not as much painting went on for a couple weeks - I had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in my right shoulder and yes I am right handed. 

   This painting had the base layers of white and blue on before my surgery and the rest of the painting was done left handed, one handed and with a hot pen and a couple tips - mostly one that has a very fine tip light the old fountain type ink pens that you dipped into a bottle of ink before writing. That tip is wonderful for detail but it does take longer - especially when you are one handed and limited to your nondominant hand :)

  I am pleased with how it turned out though. The first 2 pics are of the finished painting and the others start at the beginning and shows how the painting progressed.

  It has been 3 weeks since my surgery and am able to use the hand a bit - but still in a sling for a few more weeks . Doing well, but this one handed thing is a pain in the ol butt!!!! I will say that the hubby is getting better at getting my hair into a ponytail without it looking like a three year old did it - he is such a trooper!!!! I will keep him!!!

     All for now - Take Care

          Tera