encaustic

"universal healing"

8 x 10 

on wood cradle

encaustic meltdown

it's been months since i've had a chance to paint

with no inspiration , i had to just sit and see what happens

blue is such a soothing palette and a good place to start 

using the iron and heat gun i sat , just playing around, watching the 

wax move to the heat

it was a good day, three different boards 

not sure if they are finished yet but 

they have inspired to me go a little bigger

making it big, necklace that is

not long ago,

john bead outlet had a sale on these wonderful bezels

buy 2 get 10 free

its always good to have a stash on hand 

for when an idea hits you

i also pick ups a variety of crosses at bead dynasty

going through my stash i also found some acrylic flowers

which look great with the necklace below

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it's a new day , it's a new dawn , it's a new life!

"sunrise", 12x24 encaustic on wood panel

a special painting for a special friend who is battling cancer

i know how difficult this is 

and my hope is to inspire her to brave each new day

no matter what it brings because tomorrow will get a little bit easier

last year she purchased below

"eclipse" , 12x24 encaustic on wood panel

i think they make a great pair

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"our boy"

12x12 on wood panel

 

this is the last painting of the year

a special portrait of Sydney

the best dog ever

above, just a few months old

a cute little fur ball

 

below, just a few of the moments of joy

 

I miss you everyday!



fall inspiration

after weeks of raking and a little inspiration

I finally got back to a little painting!

I love the smell of wax in the morning!

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

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

encaustic and metal inspiration

"awen"

12 x 24

sometimes inspiration can come from

 a basket filled with rusted metal or a book

this time it was both

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 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

tropical punch

 

i love getting mail

especially  when its from my friend carmi

another fun challenge

tropical punch from dazzle-it

see all the wonderful creations on the blog hop here

 

starting top left alma stoller

cindy godrick
me

tammy powley

laura weed

tenia nelson

suze weinberg

lisa kettell

wendy price 

 

the collection includes a luscious assortment of Lucite flowers and chain,

round and tear drop beads, three dimensional flowers, filigree components,

 sliders, a unique metal flower maker, retro flower components and polyester pipe

 

using some dazzle-it gold aluminum wire

i created this fun necklace above

and i love the retro color palette below

 

 

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last month, my drive to the cottage was so inspiring

the sky was blue with big fluffy clouds, the fields, brilliant shades of green

and once i saw the bay i was so relaxed

the water always sooths my soul

 

love, love , love shibori

this time last year , my friend carmi introduced me to soutache

little did she know that she was opening pandora's box

I quickly became addicted

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well, here we go again

recently carmi gave me three rolls of shibori ribbon

i've seen it in some jewelry on pinterest and really liked the look

(i never got around to finding it)

 

 once i gathered all the elements i thought would look nice together

i pondered, hesitating really, scissors in hand but not making the cut!

its so expensive, questions running through my head

and finally after weeks of contemplating i did it

using a medium shaped felt  heart i just starting sewing

adding bead , rhinestones , pearls and some trim

 

once i finished i thought it would make a nice necklace

 

encaustic painting and finding my muse

recently i spent a week at my friends cottage north of owen sound

it was a wonderful week

the weather was a bit distracting

i spent saturday morning going to yard sales

sunday to the flea market and inglis falls

and Tuesday at the keady market

and i still managed to get 9 paintings done

above are the first 2, at first i struggled to find my muse

but eventually she showed up and i created these 2 painting

 

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 I started this painting months ago but with the holidays

and a few other projects on the go

I just found the time this weekend to finish

the soft color palette was inspired by my friend horse

"Barbie" below

i love resin

 my friend Carmi has launched her new resin blog

I love resin

Carmi is the queen of resin and her blog is filled tons of inspirations

 

 in November , carmi purchased one of paintings and

 asked if she could use the image for a special project

of course i said yes and couldn't wait to see what she was up to 

 

 

see all the details on her post here

and join her facebook page here

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this years inspiration was definitely trees

and one of my favorite poems

by e.e. cummings

 

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) 

 i am never without it

 (anywhere i go you go,my dear;

and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)

  i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet)

 i want no world (for beautiful you are my world ,my true)

and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and

whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows

(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud

  and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;

which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)

  and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

  i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

a week of painting

i'm feeling truly bless and grateful to have a wonderful friend who owns this

fantastic cottage on georgian bay

 

it was a perfect week of painting, waking up to the sunrise, walks on the beach,

 naps, the constant sound of the waves , driving the back roads taking photos

no worries and a little r & r

 

the best view for inspiration and Sidney (bottom right) was great company

i finished 13 painting with 2 more in the works

 

a sneak peak at all the wonderful texture i created

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as soon as i go through over 500 hundred photos

i will post again

i love instagram

a wonderful summer in review

see more on my instagram here

guardian angel

"guardian angel"

encaustic on wood panel

what a difference a year makes

and I couldn't have made it without the help of so many friends

to say thank you I made several paintings

the above was for my friend catherine {cat}

she was my guardian angel

every weeknite for nineteen weeks while in hospital

she visited me

taking care of me, bringing me food, clothing, treats

whatever I needed even if I didn't know it!!

helped me with the "bumps" in the road

listened, laugh and cried

my cheerleader, advocate and germ nazi

I am truly grateful

 

a few details showing all the wonderful texture

it is a statue in a local cemetery