encaustic and pan pastels

the thing i love the most about painting with encaustic is

 after 15 years there is always something new to learn

last month i was visiting an artist in the distillery

joya paul , i really loved the look of her new work and

she was happy to share her process with me

pan pastels

usually i would use oil paints or oil pastels

to rub in and add color

i love the translucent effect it give to the wax

valentine necklace

going through my stash of beads i found this mixed bag

i purchased at the john bead outlet before chrismas

they had a fantastic 80% off sale 

it was a great time to stock up on a few supplies

the pearls where the best deal

encaustic

being inspired by my friend ron

i've been experimenting with his technique

of rubbing in oil sticks, heating, adding more wax

and repeating several times

working with blues and copper

i really love way these colors swirled together

creating a beautiful sky

i think i will call this one the

"aurora borealis"

12 x24

on wood panel