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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

"All the Fields" Oil Landscape

Spring is around the corner and I am thinking often about plein air painting. I painted this landscape in anticipation of painting outdoors, hopefully soon. I'll divide my time between encaustic painting indoors and plein air painting in oil, and divide my subject matter between figurative and landscape. This oil painting is 24"x42". -Janet Amundson-Splidsboel SOLD

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

"Distant Dream" Oil landscape

"Distant Dream" is a 16" x 20" oil on linen board. Landscapes are a departure for me since I usually return to the figure and portrait even when I try to branch out to new subject matter."-JAS

My Encaustic Process

Beeswax and damar resin are melted and dry pigment is added for color. The tins of molten wax and colored pigment are kept in a molten state on a heated griddle. Bristle brushes are dipped into the molten wax and quickly used to paint upon the painting surface, which is usually a board such as untempered masonite, wood, or some form of art panel. Each time wax is added to the painting it must be fused into the previous layer of wax. I use a propane torch to fuse the wax. Various scrapers are used to scrape off unwanted areas of wax as the work progresses. This process is repeated many times. There are usually 20 or more layers of wax in a completed piece.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

"All the Fields" Oil Landscape

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

"Distant Dream" Oil landscape

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