Monday, June 15, 2009

Encaustic Crazy

Nothing like diving in, fingers' first, into molten wax.  I've been painting with wax for a few weeks, non-stop, and it's just enthralling!  I have burnt every digit, and don't even notice anymore.  I went to Home Depot and had them cut a 5'x8' piece of birch covered plywood into smaller pieces, and have been trying out everything I've learned from the various classes I've taken.  It's really a blast.  As soon as I feel I'm understanding the process I'll need to figure out what MY particular style will be.  Or theme.  There is already so connection to my acrylic pieces, but mostly I've been working with shapes.  This has helped with the learning process, just concentrating on one theme and seeing where it goes.