Again, after a long absence due to ‘life’ just getting in the way a new encaustic has been created!
Measuring 100 cm x 50 cm or 39” x 20” in real terms it is at a stage where I felt I ought to stop. Maybe, there will be some boats added? I’ll have to think about it.
It really doesn’t take too much imagination to visualise these busy fairies darting about! Hither, thither as they fly, darting from one area to another…..
An encaustic ACEO – Darting Fairies
Celestical Magic
An experiment with silver metalic wax. Painted on box canvas the picture has been wrapped around the frame.
Against a black background it takes on a different ‘feel’ giving accent to other areas.
Whilst when placed with a light at the rear different colours and images stand out for the viewer.
A group I belong to on Etsy.com is called Boomers and Beyond Etsy Street Team, or, simply the BBEST team! Often we have activities which bring members together. This April we have one entitled, Spring.
Thinking caps on….
This is what emerged from my fair hand!
It has been sometime, I know, since I painted another creation. Finally, I have taken the time to create/paint my latest.
I am loving the inspiration that allows me to listen to the wind, watch the grasses sway in the breezes and smell the various scents that drift over me.
Feel this painting which I have entitled ‘Whispering Grasses’ and let your imagination take you on a journey of discovery!
One picture shows a close up and the second I have taken at an angle to show how it has been completed around the sides of this boxed canvas.
I began the sequence of painting with applying droplets of wax which were then hot air dried. After this I used my hot iron to smooth the waxes and then angled my iron to created the grasses.
Measuring just 23.5” x 15.5” it is neither too small or too large. Now to find the right space for it!
I love the water and the moods it has as well as plant life that thrives at the water’s edge. Here is a scene to depict this simple stretch of water that laps against the reeds in the breeze.
Created with my trusty waxes and hot iron I blended the colours together on a box canvas measuring 30” x 20”.
Sometimes, you just don’t want to part with one of your own creations so perhaps I will re-create another but it will be slightly different!
By the waterside at Lake Indio
At last I have come to the end of the Tulip Series! I created the last two. Now there are five. They can either be mounted separately or together to make a bigger impact.
Created in an ACEO size (3” x 2.5”) they allow you to own an original work of art for next to nothing!
#4 and #5 to be found in my Etsy shop.
Now to see all 5!
The next in the Tulip series of ACEOs is number three. Sometimes the sun can play tricks on what we see. In this case the petals appear to be silver like. Or, was this a moonlit tulip during a wintery cold but clear full moon?
Well, I have gone and done it! Yes, I have listed as for sale this painting entitled Autumn Fungi in my Artfire shop.
I decided to include the picture showing how I got my inspiration for this subject matter.
Inspiration!
Result!
Since, like so many others, I am getting tired of the cold of winter I thought I would turn my attentions to the garden. Amazingly, several of my plants are showing signs of life. Many have buds and my Mountain Ash (Rowan Tree) even has a couple of leaves starting to unfurl!
This brings me nicely to my latest ACEO entitled ‘Mauve Tulip’ series. I thought I might do a series so do watch out for the next instalment!
Scientists talk about sending man to the moon but supposing there is some form of life as we know it already?
Imagine, giants and ghosts living in their very own castles in a lunar landscape? I am sure some of our well known giants from fairy tales of long ago would fit into this description!
I listed this ACEO in my Etsy shop entitled Lunar Castles.
I am slowly returning after the Christmas/New Year celebrations when I was totally laid up with flu! Great!
Then as I was getting over that, I got another cold. Now, over all that and trying very hard to get on with everything again.
And so, my friends, I have listed this encaustic painting in my artfire shop entitled ‘An English Autumn Scene’.
You may remember that this was actually one of my entries into the First Annual Autumn Arts Painting Challenge and Competition on Facebook.
Hopefully, this will be the start of my muse coming to work again!
Well, I took the bull by the horns, so to speak, and created another encaustic painting for the Facebook art competition. Someone suggested that the entries to the competition were listed to allow you to enter a virtual art gallery without leaving the comfort of your home. How right they were!
Anyway, my second entry is entitled ‘An English Autumn’
Judges are:
Pastel Category: ................ Marsha Hamby Savage
Watercolour& Mixed Media: ..... Soon Y Warren
Oils & Acrylics: .................. Gladys Roldan-de-Moras
Thanks so much to Nancy Medina, Jean Levert Hood and Sandy Askey-Adams for organising this incredible event!
One last bit of super news! Stephen Doherty, Editor in Chief of ‘The American Artist’ magazine quoted that they will be announcing the winners in their publication! Accolade indeed!! Thank you.
Yes, you read it correctly!
The First Annual Autumn Arts Painting Challenge and Competition on Facebook.
When I read the title I just couldn’t resist it! I first had to make sure my style of art was eligible since the categories were oil, watercolour and mixed media. I need not have worried as my encaustics fall within the mixed media criteria. Phew! First hurdle overcome!
OK. The title of the competition suggests an autumnal theme. Now to see what artists are submitting. Oh my goodness, what talent! And, I have committed myself to place two entries in the competition. Much scratching of heads required to see what my trusty waxes can come up with.
After trying out a few ideas I decided on fungi (mushrooms). I had recently been on a walk through some local woodland and discovered some amazing mushrooms growing and since they do seem to grow more in the autumn due to the dampness I decided that they could be my subject!
I really did feel very nervous because once you have browsed through the other entries you will come to realise the incredible talent from around the world. Some of the paintings really give the impression that the viewer is actually there. Just wonderful!
The rules are simple. The painting has to have been completed in October and entered before 31 October. As long as it falls in the categories I described it is free to enter.
Anyway, you will be curious to see my first offering? Here it is! Woodland always has such a diverse amount of foliage, fungi offering a bountiful supply for the artist to enjoy and try to replicate.
I am always seeking new ideas in all I do. Now I have turned my attention to my shop on Etsy.com where you can find not only my encaustic art but also beautifully handcrafted items. The holiday season is virtually upon us!
Anyway, I thought I would refresh my shop banner. I took a painting I created some time ago and simply ‘cropped’ a chunk out of it! Then typed the title which includes my name and hey presto….. a new banner.
What do you think?
Yes, I know! Please do not shout but I have really been a wee bit busy with wedding plans, wedding of DD and now in a couple of days she will be returning to reality after a wonderful honeymoon!
So, at long last a new creation!
Using my waxes I ‘ironed’ the colours onto canvas. It is one of those views where you can sit and find different things, can’t you? See the mountain range in the distance coming down to the water’s edge? A couple of boats are just messing around on the still water. Perhaps one of the only sounds would be the gentle lapping of the water?
Want to read more about it? I have it listed in my Etsy shop, see you there!
Once in a while the group I belong to on Etsy.com called Boomers and Beyond Etsy Street Team, or just plain the BBEST team, enjoy a swap experience. Those interested in swapping with a secret partner put their hands up.
At a given date the names are all collected and it is then decided to allocate names. This is usually done by pulling out the names from a hat. Somewhat similar to when our football teams have their names pulled out of a hat to see who they will play next.
The joy of this system is that you learn to whom you will be sending your swap but you do not have a clue who will be sending something to you!
And so, we come to the point where I now know to whom I should post my swap but do not know from where or who my swap will be coming from!
Oh, since I have only just posted my swap….. I can’t tell you where it is going! But, I can post a picture of it here!
The painting has been created on canvas with my usual waxes and sealed.
At long last! After a long barren stretch when it seemed my muse had gone to pastures new she decided to pay me a visit! Thank you.
Result? Well this ACEO entitled Cave Opening is similar to one I have done in the past but it isn’t, if you get my meaning? You can even compare by reading my last post!
It’s one of those paintings that, you the viewer, can decide which way you want to look at it. Even, which way you want to interpret it. That is the joy of encaustics. They allow the imagination to go with the flow!
This ACEO is for sale along with other ACEO’s and other paintings in my Etsy shop or for more why not visit my Artfire shop?
See you there!
I was very excited today when I switched on my computer to find I had made a sale overnight! It was my very first one from my artfire shop. Hopefully, not my last!
The sale was one of my favourite ACEOs entitled:
A view out of the cave
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