encaustic and shellac burn

time for a little experimenting and playing with my blowtorch

i started off with 10 layers of wax

some dripping and splatters

a bit of scrapping

and then a lot of melting!!

the blowtorch can change a whole painting in just a few seconds 

i found some iridescent paint and add it to the middle of the canvas

hit it with the torch to set it in the wax

used masking tape to resist the next layer of white wax

once I remove the tape i painted the rest with shellac

and hit it again with the torch

which created a lovely crackle effect

i can't wait to try some more experimenting!!



marker rendering

best birthday present ever!!

thanks to my friend carmi

back in January at the CHA convention

carmi introduced our friend Jennifer and I

to the crafter companion booth featuring

spectrum markers 

we sat and played for a while

( it reminded me of a course I took at george brown college some 30 years ago)

it got me thinking, i really enjoyed the class so i went digging through my old

portfolio and found my art and some old design markers)

 

 

with 168 colors to choose from it will be fun

to try my hand again

 

encaustic

 my latest paintings where inspired by my country drive to owen sound on the may longweekend

the skies went from grey to blue, the fields where array of greens and along side the roads

the remnants of last fall
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the foreground grasses where picked from the garden at the cottage
 and the rusted nails used for the fence i found at a yard sale along the way