Encaustic, photo and seaweed on stone
About 2″ x 3 1/2″
This photo was taken on Pond Island in Maine. Seaweed and stone collected from the beach in my backyard.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Sea Urchin
Encaustic paint, photo on stone, with coral found on Pond Island in Maine
About 2″ x 3 1/2″
I wanted to see how a photograph would do on stone. I love working on the stone in encaustic. Unlike other substrates, the stone really absorbs the heat and stays hot for quite awhile. Because of that, you get a little more time with the paint. The wax stayed nice and hot…but not liquid while I placed the bits of coral around the image. I will try some more of these. The big problem, just like any substrate that you are adding photos to, is the air pocket issue. I like the idea of incorporating found objects.
Big Dog
My Big Dog
Photo manipulated in photoshop
Substrate: old book cover
Materials: encaustic paint, casein
Size: about 5″ x 7″
This is a photo of my dog “Big”. He was sitting in the snow waiting for something…probably a treat! Big provides lots of inspiration, as he is very photogenic.
Iris
Iris: Encaustic on Stone
Approximate size is 3″ x 4 1/2″
Materials: Casein, colored pencil, encaustic
This piece was inspired by a photograph that I took a couple years ago. I have very few Iris in my garden, I think I might be down to one that actually blooms! I love them though, in all their different blooming stages.
Hosta
Hosta: Encaustic on Stone
Size is approximately 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2 ”
Substrate is stone found along the beach in Stockton Springs, Maine
Materials: Casein and colored pencil, encaustic
Image is inspired by a photograph that I took of a Hosta plant blooming outside of a motel in NewHampshire. It was raining and overcast that day, and the motel wasn’t the greatest. But, the flowers were beautiful.
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