Be Art Happy
I have been working on my “living in the moment” skills, and one thing I’ve found that really works for me is to give myself assignments during times when I would normally be stuck in my head. Times like when I am doing things that are habitual and a bit mundane, like washing the dishes, driving to the store or walking the dogs. Now while it seems reasonable that I’d consider the first two examples to be
Lesson showing to use encaustic wax to preserve freshly picked leaves & flowers.
I have taken traditional classes in both watercolor painting and oil painting (to name just a couple), but I had never taken any class in acrylic painting until I attended my first “paint and sip” party. If you’ve never been to one, I highly recommend checking one out. The idea is, you show up at the paint studio at the designated time ready to paint. They provide everything- from the canvas and paints to the
Learn how easy encaustic clean up can be!
I’m not sure if it’s the glittery finish or the playful, hand stitched binding, but this is one of my favorite journals to date. The cover was made using a shellac burn encaustic technique that I love. I begin with a piece of recycled cardboard from the back of a watercolor paper pad, and cut it to size- in this case the finished book size is 4.5″ x 6″. Next I apply about 3 or 4 layers of
I love taking pictures and have taken enough photography classes to know which lens to use, which camera settings to adjust, and how to position my subject to get the perfect photo. Unfortunately, I am all about capturing the moment and the automatic mode on my camera (or, more frequently these days, my phone). But the good news is that I am able to capture the moments I probably would have missed if I had
This super simple photo encaustic project shows how I used white encaustic paint (encaustic medium plus a little white pigment) to transform a casual photo into something more. This is a great first project for anyone who wants to get started with encaustics.
If you love working with a variety of art materials you will love mixed media encaustic art. Because it is compatible with so many other art mediums and because it acts as its own bonding agent, encaustic is the perfect medium to use as a starting point (and as a finishing layer) for mixed media art. I used stencils to give this butterfly garden piece dimension and texture. The process was so simple and so