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!

Just finished! This is a detail shot of a piece that sat in my studio in a corner for 8+ months! It's actually 24x24".  I did NOT know what to do with the darned thing. Finally, I was tired if it taking up so much "real estate", and started to paint things OUT of the picture...yes, there are quite a few "obscured" elements there. Finally, the art gods of "hope this g*&%#@*d thing is finished" took over, and I am very pleased. This is definitely a piece that needs to be viewed up close, the texture is amazing...

What do YOU do with those "lurkers" in the corner of your studio? I would love to hear about them!