December 2010
2 posts
Comfortable Patterns
Getting too comfortable in our medium and subject can be dangerous — the next step after comfortable is dependent leading to entrenchment. Slightly comfortable is a nice place to be though, I must admit. Changing mediums has pointed out to me that my natural inclination is toward pattern and repetition. Repeating verticals and echoing a shape are satisfying — I’m sure it has...
Wax over watercolor
This is a REALLY bad photo - I’m having difficulty photographing encaustic pieces. Suggestions are welcome! I’m exploring different approaches and these four were all developed similarly.
With these pieces, I took portions of a watercolor painting and glued it to my wood support. Obviously, all these pieces came from the same painting. Then I lay a ground with wax medium and...