Hi all y’all!
I love resin!
I have been back to my encaustic and resin combo. Encaustic art has been around for thousands of years. There are so many ways to do it. I tried to look for a video to show you, but it was too hard to narrow it down. Encaustic is painting with wax and fusing the wax with heat. I am a beginner. First I paint the subject and background with acrylic paints. For the wax painting, I use an electric skillet, encaustic wax, paint brushes and a heat gun. The tricky part is getting the wax down before it cools. It takes a little more patience than I have.
I was very happy with my magnolia countertop, so I thought I would try a crab. The crab was a little less forgiving than a flower. The crab needed me to stay in the lines.
I like encaustic painting, but I love it after a resin pour. It looks so shiny and 3D.
This is my crab in the middle of my wax painting.
You can see the layers of wax build up.
This is after the resin pour.
It is hard to show resin on the computer. Trust me, it is smooth and shiny now.
I also did a small magnolia.
This magnolia was the prototype for my counter top. I let the edges get a little more melty than the crabs edges.
Me encanta Puerto Rico
My daughter’s significant other is working in Puerto Rico. She invited us to share their Air BnB in Old San Juan. We were lucky to see the beginning of the demonstration to remove the governor. There was lots of banging of pots and pans and lots of singing. It was an every night, growing, demonstration… much louder and more persistent than I’ve witnessed in the states. The protestors were nice people.
The first photo is the beginning of the tear gas. The second photo is tear gas and small fires in the street. The third photo is the clean up in the morning. By 9:00 am you couldn’t see any sign of the demonstration. All of the graffiti was painted over and the street was washed clean.
Their corrupt governor was removed. Power to the people.
July looks so exciting.
My best to you all. Loving wishes for whatever you are dreaming.
Gator Girl Art 