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...
Dec 10th
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...
Dec 3rd