A 2 basket day.....

Hallo,

   Yesterday was a very long day!!! My hubby had surgery and between a three-hour delay to start and 4 hours in the recovery room waiting for a floor bed to be ready.......well at least I brought my basket making stuff, and a book!! (and played on my phone and wandered around.....)

   Both baskets are about 6.5 inches long by 6 wide and about 2.5 and 3 inches deep. 

   I used seashell slices for the base and some seashell beads on the first one and some pretty orange beads on the second.

                                                                                                           I was using a slightly thicker cord than I usually do so these each took me about 3.5 hours working time to do.

    All for today - Take Care

              Tera

 

Bright fall

Hallo,

  A quick post this am before I head off to that work thing.

  Tried something a bit different here - 2 things actually and the first you really can't see anymore.

  First, I tried a wood glue burn - I drew the tree with wood glue and some spot in the grasses too and then burned them with the torch. I saw this technique on Utube......I then colored it all with pan pastels per the video, but I really didn't like how it looked.

  I then decided to paint it with encaustic - background is with brushes and then all the tree, leaves and grasses are done with the hot pen and encaustic. Gave me a whole new appreciation for the Artists who use pointillism!!!!!

   All for today - Take Care!!

        Tera

 

Bee buzz I

Hallo,

  Starting a new small series with this painting. I used a cyanotype print (didn't color the flowers in). I then glued the print to a hexagon board panel and painted with encaustic. 

  I painted the bees with encaustic also, using a fine tip hot pen. I then added some color to the flowers around the bees with pan pastels.

  Look for a few more of these to come.

  Take Care

     Tera

 

Wildflowers I

Hallo,

   Another wildflower painting for you today. I  started with a cyanotype print as with the first one but instead of coloring the flowers with pan pastels I painted them totally in encaustic.

   Almost the same painting but the pastels give a much softer look and this one is a sharper look.

  Short and sweet for today - have to head in and do that work thing!!!

   Take Care

       Tera

 

Tangled roots

Hallo,

   Well, that's the title for now anyway. This is what happens when you find a chunk of wood laying on the side of the road and it  challenges you to make something with it. (first pic - measures about 6 inches wide by 22 tall and 2.5 inches deep)

  I made the tree with paperclay - second photo. Then I added a few plaster strips on the top half - 1 for some extra strength and 2 so I would have a white background to paint on(third pic) 

  Then I painted with encaustic paint and added details with encaustic and a hot pen.

  Fun little experiment - will go to a show at Artel in Pensacola in a week or so.

  Take Care

       Tera

 

Hallo,

   Another finished painting for you today - cyanotype with oil pastels and encaustic wax.

   Painting is 11 by 14 and framed in a black float frame.

   Take Care

       Tera

 

 

Dragonfly Dreams

 Hallo, 

    A quick post today with another cyanotype and encaustic painting, I started with a cyanotype and colored portions with pastels. I glued the print to a cradled wood panel and added encaustic and more pan pastels in layers with the encaustic. 

  On the left side I built up some interesting texture and added some silver foil. 

   The dragonfly is one of my photos that I printed out onto tissue paper and added the blue/turquoise/purple with a fine tipped hot pen.

  I was pretty please with how this one came out!!! Course I love dragonflies!!!!

    All for today - Take Care

           Tera