Detail shot of "Kaanapali 1: Green Flash"

"Encaustic on the go" piece finished!

The final finished piece, "Kaanapali 1: Green Flash". As you can see, I have added a beautiful thin turquoise line toward the top horizon line (my "green flash"), some lines etched underneath with the sharp end of a wooden skewer (rubbed in with some metallic gold oil pastel). I then used the mini iron on a Cadmium Red Hot Stick (Enkaustikos) and applied over the surface texture in the mid area. The bottom "strip" also has lines etched with the skewer combined with a luscious Sennelier oil pastel rub. Done!

Even more progress on the "on the go" piece.

Now I have added (on the right side) more wax and texture using the blunt end of a wooden meat skewer, which was allowable to take on the airplane. I've also added some white wax over the muslin, to the left, using the wax sticks (I melt the end of it using my heat gun or iron, then vigorously run it across the surface). Stay tuned for more progress!

More "progress" on my little "encaustic on the go" piece!

I am working with Enkaustikos Hot Sticks and Wax Snaps, and only using my heat gun and mini quilting iron. My substrate is a 5x7" PastelBord, which has a white clay coating, so it's ready to go. I have attached a small strip of loose-weave muslin (one of my FAVORITE art supplies). Outdoors! This is getting fun! 

Another encaustic "on the go"!

I am using mini wax sticks, local sand and muslin on Pastelbord. My only tools are a small quilting iron, craft heat gun and painters tape. Waterscapes are definitely on my mind! What fun!

"Kaanapali 2", 7x5", encaustic with mixed media

Encaustic on the go: a painting in the first stages.

This little painting is in the first stages (it's actually a horizontal but the Blogger app for iPhone won't let me rotate it!). I don't have a griddle of any kind to warm up the wax, so I am only using the heat gun or small quilting iron to heat the wax sticks, and then I vigorously rub them onto the surface. A completely different technique for me! I also have put down a strip of loose-weave muslin, and have done an oil pastel rub along the left hand side... So much fun. Stay tuned! (For information about what equipment and supplies I used, go the the previous post).

Encaustic on the Go!

This is a huge experiment. Encaustic on the go. While traveling. In sometimes less-than-desirable studio conditions I have chosen to work with these products, due their portable nature: Ampersand Pastelbord (5x7"), Enkaustikos Hot Sticks and Wax Snaps, very small hogs hair brushes, wooden skewers (ok on the plane!), Sharpie china markers, foil & Sennelier oil pastels. One extension cord, one quilting iron, one craft heat gun. I'll keep you posted!