Mother Child Series 12"x12" #3 Encaustic figurative Janet Amundson-Splidsboel

This is the last in my 12"x12" encaustic series of women and children, at least for the time being.  There are many layers of wax in this painting; each new layer is fused to the underneath layers with a propane torch.  This series of 3, along with 10 other of my encaustic paintings, will be on display at the Lake Area Artist show at Lakewood Center in Lake Oswego, April 27, 28, and 29.  Forty artists belong to Lake Area Artists and most will be participating in this upcoming show. -Janet Amundson-Splidsboel   SOLD

Mother Child Series 12"x12" Encaustic figurative Janet Amundson-Splidsboel

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This 12"x12" encaustic painting is one of 3 in a series of Mother and Child.  Viewers still ask me if my work is a painting with wax put on top of it.  I explain that no, it isn't.  The painting is done entirely with layers of molten, pigmented waxes, with each new layer fused into the underneath layers of wax with a propane torch.  There is no photocopy or collage in my paintings.  With regard to this theme, I don't want sugary sweet but people seem drawn to the mother and child and so am I.  I would appreciate your thoughts (in my last blog post, people's comments were rejected, but I believe and hope that problem has been remedied.)   -Janet Amundson-Splidsboel

"Getting Ready" Series #1 Scarlet Encaustic Figurative Classic Woman

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This encaustic painting is 12"x12" plus the frame.  I've been working on a series of women "getting ready".  I don't know what they are getting ready for,  but that doesn't matter.  They are lovely, timeless women.  Scarlet is painted with molten, pigmented beeswax. This painting won a Recognition Award at the 2011 national spring exhibition in Springfield, Oregon. -JAS

Encaustic Small Figurative Redhead

This is one of four 6"x6" encaustic paintings currently hanging at the Oregon Society of Artists show.  These have all sold but I'm working on more.  I paint lots of red-headed women.  Also brunettes, but mostly redheads and hardly ever blondes.  I have absolutely no idea why, I just start painting and that's what happens. SOLD

"Here and Now" Live Model Oil Figurative Classic Woman

This painting is a 14"x14" Oil on board. It is based on live model drawings when I usually put a hat on the model. I added a historic look to the clothing but she remains a modern woman.

"She Did Observe" Encaustic Figurative Redhead

This 10"x10" Encaustic is on display during the month of November 2010 at Art Media in downtown Portland as part of their 100 Artists 10x10 Artworks $100 or Less exhibition. SOLD