encaustic class

my last encaustic class for a month

i spent more time talking about my show and

my new i -phone

above , my teacher

heather gentleman

i used the quadcamera app

part of my time was spent

working on a present for my friend

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my mind is on paris

only 8 more days!!!!

new on queen

macFAB

has arrived on queen st east!!!

it was always a trek to

get visit their old store in the west end

but now it's so close

the fabric and notions are great

but the things that caught my eye in the new store

was this mannequin

with it's feathered dress

and this one with the "lions" head

after a wonderful lunch i spotted this purse

and couldn't resist!!!

paris

well, the countdown begins

only 16 more days

i'm so excited

now i have time to do some research

and decide what to do on my trip

i've been listening to my french cd

and looking online at "what's on" in paris

if anyone has any suggestions

or "must see's or do's"

please let me know

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above, and old paris photo,

post card, french text and a frame

layered in ps

counting my blessings

Gratitude is the fairest blossom

which springs from the soul.

~Henry Ward Beecher

i'm truly overwhelmed

by the amazing support

from all my friends

who helped make my show

a huge success

thank-you

to dede and mary

for your love and encouragement

without you there would have been no show

to cathy and ann-marie

for opening their wonderful home

and hosting my show

to ron

for helping me face my fears

and guiding me though them

to my art friends

for traveling the distance

to all my friends and clients

who have all been

"cheerleaders"

and my new friends

thank-you

thank-you

thank-you

last minute

well, tomorrows the big day

i've been busy getting ready

all the last minute things

are all done and everything

is ready to go

all i need is a drink and my pillow

and hopefully i can get some sleep

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above

a last minute inspiration

the background is some

french sheet music and text

the photo taken in old montreal

wax, cheesecloth and oil paint

another gorgeous day!

it was feeling more like summer

i just may have to get out there

and start the clean-up early

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above a photo from last years garden

red bee balm is one of my favorites

early spring

with temperatures way above normal

15celsius --62degrees

it feels like spring!!!

as i wondered through my garden

looking under the debris for signs of life

i'm a little hesitant to rake out the beds

just yet!

i have a funny feeling that the will be

one more snow fall before easter

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above

one of my pencil sketches

of the day lilies in my garden

i added some color with the

paint brush in ps

getting ready

with less than a week to go

for my first solo art show

i'm feeling a little tired,

anxious, nervous

and excited

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anyone who would like to attend

email me at

nancy_allpulpedout(at)yahoo(dot)com

encaustic class

For whatever we lose

(like a you or a me),

It's always our self

we find in the sea.

~e.e. cummings

my favorite place to be is near water

above are two shots

one of the luety life guard station

near my home

and the second of a light house

in pacifica, california

just outside san francisco

for the background i used

sounding maps from lake ontario

then added some clear wax and cheesecloth

and some umber oil paint to

highlight the texture

photoshop fun

i just love how a simple photo

can be transformed into

something like this!

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photo taken last summer

while visiting my friend carmi

we found this field of sunflowers

i managed to take lot of photos

i forgot about this one

when i just want to practice in ps

i find a photo and just start playing

i added a lighting effect

a map and some text

and the a grunge border

i love texture

another glorious day!

as the snow melts away

it revels some wonderful texture

on my walk to the gym

i managed to take 75 photos

above are just a few of my favorite

which will be used in future

projects in photoshop

and perhaps an encaustic painting

blue skies

what a glorious week

with blue skies

and temperatures rising

the snow melting

birds singing

it looks like an early spring

out for a walk at lunch

i was fascinated by the sky

the clouds where indescribable

i couldn't decide which photo i liked best

so i'm posting my favorites

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