encaustic class

it's been a while since i got out the shellac

today i just wanted to experiment to see what could happen

above, an old piece from last summer

it was just sitting in my studio looking really plain

so i thought it would be something i could play with

 i used a thin brush and just started adding shellac

along the water lines and the reeds hit it with the blow torch

it was too thin, so i added more shellac with a bigger brush and tried it again

for this board i started witha map and a few layers of wax

i wanted to create a landscape so i covered the bottom with shellac

after waiting a few minutes i hit it with the blow torch

since today was all about experimenting i decided to cover the bottom

again with shellac and only hit some spots with the torch

then i added just a bit more in a few spots to add some depth

once i was finished the top was looking a little bright so

i did a thin coat repeated the same process

now i will decide if i want to add a photo transfer

for this one i added several photos first and then the shellac

i think i will play with this one some more