Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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

Monday, October 12, 2009

happy thanksgiving

to all my fellow canadians

Saturday, October 10, 2009

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

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

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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"

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

embrace your uniqueness

this weekend i was so happy
i attended the opening of

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
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





Sunday, October 4, 2009

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


Friday, October 2, 2009

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





 
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