Cold Wax and the New Year

Happy New Year!!

 

Last year I started playing with cold wax. I bought a few brands and I'm just seeing where it takes me. For this piece I used Dorland's Cold Wax.

 

I also use this wax on my art journal pages so they don't stick together.

 

I started with using a 6x6 cradled wood board and covered it with a couple of layers of acrylic paint.



As you can see below I added pieces of scrap paper to the back and added a wash of white paint on the top. I found all the pieces I wanted to use from the stash and auditioned where I wanted them to go.

I added a thin layer of wax to the top. This time I tried heating it up a little with my heat gun.  When it cooled I wanted to see what would happen if I added some gold paint through a stencil.



As you can see only some of the paint showed up. Acrylic paint and wax don't mixed. But there were places where there was no wax so it dried nicely. Then I added another layer of wax and attached the piece of napkin to the piece.

 



What I tried to do is add wax, heat it up and then add more pieces; layer after layer. I also like to scratch into the wax to add more texture.

Here is my finished piece. I really don't know what is right or wrong on how to use cold wax.

 

But art doesn't have any rules, right???

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year!



Oh How I Love Experimenting

I love pulling out my art supplies and experimenting on different techniques, colors, mediums, styles, etc.

 

One of the many things I love is layering and black and white paintings. I keep telling myself to keep experimenting with it but then never follow through. For 2017 I'm following through with it. 

 

 

Today I'm going to show you my first work in process paintings. I decided to go tiny. These canvas panels are 3"x3" and 3"x6".  I have more success when I work on a smaller scale than starting with a 12x12 canvas/paper.

 

I also pulled out rubber stamps, stamped on deli paper and adhere it to the canvas in between the layers.

 

 

I don't know where I'm going with them but I will post pictures when they are complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Down The Road to the Moon

I'm teaching myself Photoshop.

I only know how to use a tiny portion of the program.

The funny thing about this piece is that I don't know how I completed it.

It just happened playing with the program.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

My First Very Textured Piece

Hi Everyone.

I'm trying my hand at very textured pieces of art.

 

Not sure I like this one.

You may have seen his one on Google+ but I haven't posted it here yet.

 

I like to post things I've done whether I like them or not.

This one is 10x10 cradled wood.

I used modeling paste and acrylic inks by Liquitex.

 

It was fun but I think I want to do more layers of colors.

Maybe sand some surfaces...experiment.

 

 

Some close ups.

Love the colors but need more layers of colors.

 

I used a few number stickers.

 

 

What do you think?

Something you would like to try?

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!