by Barbara Downs | May 20, 2010
Today was primary-color day. Red-Yellow-Blue. It’s probably obvious that I love color, but I feel the urge to go wild with color with these small encaustic pieces. There’s no risk…I can easily scrape the wax off if it just doesn’t work. And...
by Barbara Downs | May 19, 2010
I promise that tomorrow I will do a bird with a less streamlined shape than these first two days.
by Barbara Downs | May 18, 2010
by Barbara Downs | May 17, 2010
Prepping my 50 panels for encaustic takes some time: Cut cabinet-grade birch plywood into 6″x6″ panels; Sand lightly as needed; Tape edges to prevent glue from dripping (encaustic doesn’t like glue); Glue the photos; weight them overnight; Remove...
by Barbara Downs | May 14, 2010
50 panels and one very still bird. Time to start work!
by Barbara Downs | May 12, 2010
photo before encaustic Small Bird Study Number 12, Encaustic/Oil/Photo on Panel, 6" x 6", 2009, Private Collection While I’m on the subject of birds and encaustic, here’s a 6″x6″ encaustic bird that I did last year. This is similar...
