Archive for March, 2008

Encaustic

Rainbow Trout

I think encaustics are my favorite medium. While it’s possible to create all kinds of fantasy landscapes in wax, it’s so much more fun to just see what sort of images emerge.
There are a number of different techniques for creating encaustic paintings. I have a couple of friends who embed paper collages in [...]

ACEO, Other Media

The Challenging Alphabet

Back in the day, I participated in a lot of greeting card and ATC (Artist Trading Cards) exchanges, most of which had themes. A common theme, for the ATCs at any rate, was the alphabet. You’d sign up for the exchange, giving the swap coordinator the letters you wanted to use. Hardly [...]

Chat, Watercolor

Happy Easter!

When I think Easter, I think pastel.  And I don’t do those pale, not at all bold colors much.  Evening Steppes is the closest I could come to pastel.
For those of you who celebrate Easter, have a happy one!  And a belated happiness of Ostara, Purim, Norooz and Holi for those of you who celebrate [...]

Chat

Buddhist Art

Sorry, nothing to see here. Well, not yet anyway. But wait! Don’t move along quite yet!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m taking a class on Buddhist Traditions. One of the requirements of the class (in addition to reading until my eyes burn, and taking some tests) is a project [...]

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