Meander 23

It was a long but wonderful holiday. I really enjoyed seeing all the kids. Back to the studio for me today. First thing is I have to finish a painting that I keep looking at across the studio. I finally just had to bite the bullet as the old saying goes and start...

Finished…. Beneath The Surface

I missed one step the other day when I lost my post. I posted a little on FB but now I am finished with this encaustic diptych., titled, Beneath the Surface 4/5, diptych…. 24 x 30 x 2 inches on cradled wood panel. I just kept adding more encaustic wax paint and...

Continued Encaustic painting

Back to the studio today……..so far I have not done anything else to the 24 x 12 inch piece I worked on in the last post. The reason is that I decided to just add another panel to the side and continue on. THEN I will see if they both need many more layers....

Frustration and awkwardness

Payback for days when your paintings paint themselves…..days when you are frustrated. This happens now and then, especially when I am mixing it up in the studio between mediums. I’ve been heating up the encaustic wax but also finishing up and varnishing...

Eagle over the Pines

Sitting down with coffee this morning, I saw a blog posting from my artist friend, Holly Roberts. The blog was discussing birds, etc. which was strange in that we’ve been seeing a hawk around the farm lately a lot and I took a photo of it yesterday. Reading the...