encaustic moon

another in the cosmic series

layers of clear wax, drips and splatters

lots of rubbing with oil paints and pastels

fusing it all together

encaustic and the cosmos

 inspired by my friend ron benison

working a lot with oil pastels and the heat gun

I had fun playing and seeing what could happen

and the next thing I knew

a series of painting looking a bit like the cosmos

japanese porcelain and soutache set

another challenge from my friend carmi

using vintage porcelain beads and cabochons from john bead 

its been awhile since creating something with soutache cord by dazzle it

it took a while to get back into the rhythm

once i did , i really enjoyed letting the cord help create the design 



encaustic

as I prepare for my show this weekend

I found an old painting (below) that I never finished

I decided to work on it some more

rubbing on reds and brown

using a heat gun to melt and blend

it started to look like the fires burning in fort mcmurray

a little more wax and gold paint finished it off