Bright fall

Hallo,

  A quick post this am before I head off to that work thing.

  Tried something a bit different here - 2 things actually and the first you really can't see anymore.

  First, I tried a wood glue burn - I drew the tree with wood glue and some spot in the grasses too and then burned them with the torch. I saw this technique on Utube......I then colored it all with pan pastels per the video, but I really didn't like how it looked.

  I then decided to paint it with encaustic - background is with brushes and then all the tree, leaves and grasses are done with the hot pen and encaustic. Gave me a whole new appreciation for the Artists who use pointillism!!!!!

   All for today - Take Care!!

        Tera

 

Forest Blues

Hallo,

   Another double printed cyanotype project for you today. The first picture is the cyanotype after I bleached it back a bit.

  I then used some stencils of trees to make tree masks and cover up parts of the print with the masks - trying not only to arrange the trees nice but to 'save' some of the prettier parts of the print - and did another exposure.

  The second picture is after the second exposure with the tree masks.

  I then took the same stencils and used them to make trees in the background with colored pencils. (next time I will use lighter colors as they didn't show up as well as I envisioned after adding encaustic).

  Fourth picture - I added several layers of encaustic (the print is mounted on a cradled wood panel - print was done on watercolor paper) and then added some trees in the foreground.

      Lastly I added snow - 5th picture. And the last 4 pics is after I framed the painting in a black float frame

   I had fun with this one - have 3 others in the works. Two of them already had the trees colored sort of the same as this one and a couple layers of wax on them, just waiting finishing. The last one I still have to add trees in the background with pencils so I am going to try and color then lighter so they might show up a bit more.

   All for today - hope you are having a great day!!!

     Tera

  

 

The aspen path

Hallo, 

   Finished off this painting yesterday in the studio and turned it in for a show at our local Arts and Design Society - the theme is 'Van Gogh' . Although I don't remember Van Gogh painting aspens, I tried to capture his colorful brushstrokes that so many of his landscapes are famous for.

   One of the nice thing about encaustics is the fast 'drying ' time. it only has to cool. Encaustic will continue to cure - as in harden and become more durable in the first 6 months to a year after it was initially painted. 

   ALl for me today - was in the studion again for a few hours today - starting a 3D encaustic mixed media project involving - a big piece of driftwood, paperclay, paper, an old glass bottle and of course encaustic. Look for that project in a couple weeks.....

  Have a great week!!!

                                                                                         Tera

 

Fire in the sky

Hallo,

  Just a quick post this afternoon. I finished off this painting last weekend and just hadnt had time to share as of yet.

  This is 10 inches wide by 20 tall, encaustic. I used a photo I took a few years ago in Nebraska, printed onto tissue paper and embedded into the wax after I had done the background. I used the photo as an under drawing and added paint over the drawing and added a few freehand branches of my own.

   The first photo is the final painting and the other three show more of the progression of the painting.

   All for today - Have a great weekend!!!

       Tera

 

Woodland path

Hallo,

  I love fall and the leaves, the crisp air - nothing better than a walk in the woods in fall!!!

  8 by 10 inch encaustic painting. The background was done with brushes but the trees, leaves and foreground are all done with a hot pen stylus.

   All for this batch  - several paintings in the works so hope to have more to show you soon.

   Take Care

      Tera