encaustic class

today was my last class until the fall

i've been wanting to do something with

my paris photos

finally i got my printer working

(thanks lennie)

so i could enlarge the image

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the background was a mix of

taupe, white, cream and beige

i used the iron to smooth it out

so i could do a photo transfer

after the transfer was in place

i used a stencil to add the letters

and with a little red mixed with the taupe

i added more wax around the edges and

some burnt umber oil paint to

bring out the texture on the background

it needs a little more work

but i'm happy so far

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this summer i will set up a table in my garden

and see what fun i can have using

the blow torch on the wax