Coastal -encaustic

12x12 encaustic

At the Coast - encaustic

12x12 - encustic,oil - At the Coast.
layers of oil and wax - love doing these. this one may be going out to a new gallery, still deciding...still rainy here on the east coast!!

All Summer

24"x24" encaustic, collage, oil on board nfs - this ones mine.
my beach boys. Its about to be 'all boys -all summer' in a few short days.....*sigh*

Looking forward to the change of pace however. time to refocus,reevaluate,restart and relax.

packing my pochade box up to keep in the car for some beach day plein airs and also going to experiment with some things.....

Fishy Vibe - encaustic

12 x12" encaustic,oil,collage on supported birch panel $300.
Another from the bubble/encaustic series. So different from my usual work and a nice break...

work in progress -nfs -yet

this is a work in progress - Ive been a little crazed these past couple weeks. Lots going on. Working on commissions and also a new series - more of these bubble/encaustics. waaay more contemporary and bigger than my usual. totally jazzed about them though and cant get enough.
Above is the start of one - the oil painting part. actually ive added more circles, orange and drippy paint to this after i snapped the photo. Next comes the wax. and the collage and layers - ooooh the possibilities are endless!! Ive got 6 or 7 of these at different stages and sizes and some with fish or just shapes.
*below is a page from my sketchbook - this is how I 'think'

Happy First Day of Spring!!!!!!!

All Summer

20x20" nfs - oil,collage,encaustic on supported wood panel. All Summer. This is what happens when you paint everyday and cabin fever strikes.....new things start to happen. My favorite little surfers are making an appearance, along with favorite colors,bubbles and some vintage type from an old childrens book. all held together with encaustic - which is so fun to play with. I like to carve into it then rub oil colors on top which I did a little of here. Hard to photo these to get all the depth and color.

My brother paints with encaustic all the time and his work is gorgeous! He's got a tutorial on his blog that shows his process with encaustic and photo transfer, it really is worth a look. check it HERE.

All Summer Long

5x6" ish encaustic

a Summer Fling

6x6" encaustic

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankfull for you all.

Winter - my first encaustic!

6x5.5" encaustic,collage,oil

My first encaustic! - encaustic is painting with hot wax. - and man, is it different than what I normally do - totally out of my comfort zone! But completely fun and addicting. ---ooh the layers and depth! its completely freeing. Ive been waiting to use this stack of old childrens book pages too.