encaustic class

sometimes, i just don't know what to do in class

usually i have some thoughts or ideas and prepare all week

but this time i had nothing!

so for inspiration i went looking through my texture file

i have all kinds of photos i've taken

of street grunge

this metal sign i found downtown

( i usually shoot everything in sight)

you just never know what they will look like

after playing around in ps

with just a few clicks

i changed the brightness/contrast

and cropped it square

encaustic and oil

18 x 18

with help from my teacher

heather

we figured out how to approach this project

for the background lots of cream, taupe and white

i used the iron to mix the colours, smooth

and create subtle texture all at once

i added the circles with the lid from a metal tin

and then mixed oil paint with lots of mineral spirits

and started dripping the paint

i'm not used to having to wait for things to dry
so i will add more paint when it does
so far i'm liking this new technique
i'll have to experiment some more