
Mixed Media
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Daily Graces Return #232
My word for 2020 is “Sanctuary.” Portions of a mixed media piece I created for the word is in this digital piece.
Daily Graces Return #231
Encaustic Gem
Inspired by Lesson 3 from A Veil of Wax class taught by Ivette Newport. The wax is till a bit cloudy in this photo but couldn’t wait to share her. I drew and painted her on a piece of watercolor board. I used Daniel Smith watercolor paints, charcoal pencil, colored pencil, white water-soluble oil paint, and encaustic wax; plus a little bling! I love this piece!
Strength in Color
An unknown photographer on Pinterest was the inspiration for this mixed media painting created for Let’s Face It 2017. I am loving painting with bold color!
Encaustic “Veil of Wax”
I don’t know the name of the artist of the underlying face image. I found it on Pinterest and then added oil paints and more for this encaustic piece for Ivette Newport’s class, A Veil of Wax. With my new studio it is much easier to have a wax set-up with a fan. There is something dreamy about encaustics!
Skin Tones…
I began this portrait to work on skin tones using a different color combo; yellow ocher, burnt sienna, and raw umber. The bright reds are a combo of Naphthol Red Light and Red Oxide. My inspiration image came from Pinterest, although the model has red hair on the original photo. Kara Strachan Bullock of “Let’s Face It” fame posted this to her page to advertise the year-long portrait class “Let’s Face It”, which was a real blessing and encouragement! My second year of Kara’s course and it has been great; I feel I have learned a lot. Some of the year-long classes have some offerings that don’t resonate, but I am glad to say that almost all of Kara’s weekly offerings and assortment of teachers has been wonderful!