Patterns abound in landscape and the world around us. This image came from a decision to create a view, a panorama of imagined landscape. Combining that landscape with mostly squared abstract patterns gave the result that I ended up with. Created just using the iron and the encaustic art wax block colours onto an A4…
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The central motif of this image on an A4 white card came in very few strokes. The red mountain shouted to my eyes “Look at me, I’m here and awake!” There was no denying that call, so the work continued on around that visual missive. Something both musical and magical built around the first expression…
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More white blank A4 card, more wondering what to do. Again, the wax started to melt on the iron and unplanned strokes divulged fresh stimulus to the awaiting mind. A central structure gave information, a starting point for development, a launch pad into a dream of creative discovery. The garden found its way into my…
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Vibrational Acceleration is an A4 white card painted using just the iron. The encaustic Art wax blocks give great effects for these thin coatings of colour. The whole idea and result occurred during the working process – just remaining open and aware to what opportunities came to light as the wax was applied and moved…
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.. there I was, looking at an A4 piece of card and wondering what to do. The wax started to melt on the iron and before I knew it the card was covered. Then what? patterns, abstract, look and see what is coming into focus …. .. nothing yet … then, after more playing, stroking…
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Irises in June are a lovely sight. The National Collection of Bliss Irises – Arthur Bliss Irises : www.blissiris.co.uk – were on the list of places to go and see. Camera to hand and a lot of clicks later some great shots. But what do you do with them or with any nice photo that you like.…
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Spring is coming here in the UK and colourful flowers inspire the urge to paint and capture that brightness after all the dull winter days. These examples below are all done by colouring-over with the stylus. A photo image was printed out onto regular copy paper, then glued onto a more rigid card board –…
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A quick video clip from the Exploring Ideas title DVD of 2005 that shows a nice effective way to utilise old sponge rollers on the hotplate and create interesting results..
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A hotplate allows the card or other suitable substrate to be heated from underneath. Touch that card or surface with some hard wax colour and it melts into possibilities that are only limited by your imagination. Many things could be found, but the question becomes an individual one, a journey into your own imagination and…
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