encaustic class

"flight home"

encaustic 16 x 20

this weeks project i decided to combine

a little bit of everything i've learned so far

lots and lots of texture

copper leaf and a few photo transfers

left side cheese cloth, wax and oil paint

right side loose black tea, wax and more tea on top

rice, sesame seeds, wax and oil paint

happy thanksgiving

to all my fellow canadians

vacation and shadow shot

i've been so busy working

i finally got some time to

work on some of my vacation photos

this one works great for

shadow shot sunday

after leaving lake placid

we drove through vermont and new hampshire

and ending up in massachusetts

ocean view from bearskin neck

all photos above where taken in

rockport, ma

encaustic class

inspired by the fall colors of lake placid

and browsing through bridgette guerzon mills blog

i went looking for some leaves to use in class today

i like the effect of layering the leaves

in between several layers of clear wax

which gave it a "fogged" look

detail from the center work

layers of orange , red ,

creme and copper leaf

then the bits of green

and finished off with sienna "wash"

embrace your uniqueness

this weekend i was so happy

i attended the opening of

susan williamson's show

creating from the inside out

it was a wonderful display of

assemblage, mixed media and collage and

of course lots of her amazing digital creations

stop by if your in the brampton area

the whitney community gallery

it will be on display until november 15th

i purchased her book(seen above)

it has over 170 pages filled

with her images,

thoughts and motivational strategies

plus inspirational quotes

from artist to poets

it will make a great gift for all my artist friends

susan and i, at her show

shadow shot sunday

posted for shadow shot sunday

found at hey harriet

i'm still going through the thousands of vacation photos

and noticed i had a lot of shadow shots

mostly because i was up by 6 am

it was nice not having to wait for people or cars

to take a photo

these shots were taken in
newburyport, ma

on top of the world

well, almost!

just a few miles from lake placid is whiteface

the only adirondack mountain whose

summit can be reached by road

and it has a wonderful view of the lake

the perfect spot to watch the sun rise

i thought i was the only person up this early!

the fall colours were spectacular