Ryan's Art Blog

Monday, April 12, 2010

Green is Good

In preparation for the garden this year Tim decided to start from seeds. They are pampered. I hope they survive for his sake.

This is what it must look like to be a bug.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Spring has sprung! Rearranging furniture, Fake Birds & Commissioned Paintings...

This is my living room found object - "over the couch" art. I gathered these branches last spring in the neighborhood and painted them...I hang ornaments on it at Christmas, and apparently- now I can't help attaching fake birds to them in the spring. she's got a little of the mother in her...

I finished the painting from an earlier post and hung it up as a pseudo-headboard above the bed. I move all the furniture around when seasons change. I don't know why. I think it has less to do with convenience and more to do with just proving to myself that I own all-this-stuff and I can move it around if I want. I'm allowed.

I have started the first of three 2"x4" panels I am making for a friend in Australia. I thought it would be cool to document the stages.

Stage 1: I built the frame from masonite and pine, painted it with a gesso medium and white acrylic paint.

Stage 2: I added texture with plaster.

Stage 3: I started adding the encaustic wax on top of the plaster. My color palette is below. I heat these up in a electric skillets. The big block is pure beeswax. If you are interested in reading more about encautic the R&F website is here.

Stage 4: In this stage I started making the transition much more subtle. Still working on the last few stages...I'll keep you posted. Thanks for checking it out. Any comments you have are great.