Thank you to all that came to yesterday's reception and demo. At one point the room was quite full with curious onlookers and I was able to share my enthusiasm and joy for encaustic painting. I demonstrated several techniques but my focus was on image transfers enhanced with layers of wax medium and pigment.
I had prepared several wood panels with wax medium in order to show the different stages involved with the image transfer technique that I used in the Pathways Series. The panel below was started before the demo and at the demo I added layers of detailed color and medium. One more layer to add greater depth should complete this piece.
It was important to me that everyone see what I consider the most important first step of fusing the image into wax (shown below). Watching the image mesh into the wax medium is always a highlight. I will fill in gaps when I incorporate details with pigment.
I just love the way the piece looks as it stands. A faerie forest! Beautiful work, Robin, and so happy your show/demo went so well!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sherry. I am leaning toward keeping the addition of a few more details to a minimum. Or maybe I will take your advice and leave it as is!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have been there. I love the way the unfinished piece looks, too. To me it looks like a beautiful but scary piece of a memory--parts have been let go or forgotten. I look forward to seeing it finished, though, in your authentic voice.
ReplyDeleteI wish all of my blog friends could have been there too, Hallie. But, the next best thing... is sharing in a blog! I may do very little to the 2nd piece, it definitely needs more wax medium and I was going to stick to a limited palette. Hopefully I will have the time this week to finish what I started.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had a wonderful demo! Your work looks gorgeous on the walls around you and everyone looks totally enthralled by your process. I love the look of both of your demo pieces and totally agree with Hallie's interpretation of the 2nd one. It created an emotionally charged response in me as soon as I saw it. Haunting...
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Oh Robin, I wish I could have been there! It looks like you were really prepared and had a nice turn out! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteDon, everyone really was enthralled which is what made it so great! I am glad the mood conveyed. I still haven't had time to setup and finish my demo paintings but I am going to listen to all of you and not work on the 2nd demo, it just needs one more layer of wax medium to protect it.
ReplyDeleteEva how I wish we could all visit, create, and paint together. Yep, I definitely was prepared because last year when I did an encaustic demo I did not prep enough panels. I had much more fun because I was prepared for everything.
I've never seen encaustic being done and must say I really don't understand the process - would love to have seen your demo! Glad it went well and hopefully you've created a budding encaustic artist or two in the process.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deborah!
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