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"Bringing the chaos into the wilderness"
Wednesday/July 29/2015
"Bringing the chaos into the wilderness" 2015
Encaustic and drawing on Ampersand Encaustic Board
Just finished this one Monday and going a new direction...more bright colors. This one is influenced by Thomas Merton, whose book “Seeds of Contemplation” is always open in my house. The drawing is from a photo taken in 2011 in Lamy, NM.
Encaustic and drawing on Ampersand Encaustic Board
Just finished this one Monday and going a new direction...more bright colors. This one is influenced by Thomas Merton, whose book “Seeds of Contemplation” is always open in my house. The drawing is from a photo taken in 2011 in Lamy, NM.
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Raspberries
Sunday/September 28/2014 Filed in: Encaustic Painting
On a beautiful summer day when I was a child, I disappeared from my parents’ house. I was found later in the midst of the raspberry patch collecting berries for my Cheerios.
During my childhood my parents owned fifteen acres on the edge of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The property was split by a narrow raspberry patch that spanned most of the garden, and my father mowed down the center so that berries could be reached from the outside and the inside. The neighbors were invited to pick and we always had a surplus to pile on vanilla ice cream during humid Iowa evenings.
Now, a container of raspberries cost about three to four dollars from the grocery store.
When my father died September 1, 2014, my mother's garden was brimming with burgundy berries and we ate them by the handful.
This encaustic and pencil painting “Raspberries” is my first finished piece since moving to Denver and following my father’s death.
I read somewhere that all art is made for someone, which is not necessarily a large, nondescript audience but a particular person. From a marketing perspective this seems ludicrous, but to me that is part of the joy of art. Sometimes, I have made a painting hoping that I was creating something for God. Sometimes, I desired to make a particular person laugh or to give them joy. But, in the beginning, like most children, I made art for my family.
Underneath the surface of my art, like the raspberries, there is a story. It may have started for one person, but it branches out, blooms and blossoms, until there is enough that you can invite the neighbors.
A New Landscape
Friday/June 27/2014 Filed in: painting
I’m getting ready to move to Colorado, and therefore finishing up some of the last paintings that I will do during my time in New Mexico. Here is a little landscape that I finished last night.
New Painting Labels!
Saturday/June 14/2014 Filed in: painting
One of the difficult things with making paintings is how to keep track of all of the information with each piece (dimensions, medium, etc). For me and the customer, I am introducing new, professional-looking labels on the back of all of my paintings. Perfect for the collector that wants all of the information on each piece including my signature, year and contact information. What do you think?
Thursday/May 08/2014 Filed in: painting
Follow me on Instagram — http://instagram.com/delizwheat !! I’m using this specifically to upload in-progress pieces & works as soon as they are finished (the wax isn’t even cool yet)!
“Trees by a Pond” 12 x 12 inches, Encaustic and Pencil on Ampersand Encaustic Board
“Trees by a Pond” 12 x 12 inches, Encaustic and Pencil on Ampersand Encaustic Board
Ampersand Art Supply!
Wednesday/April 16/2014 Filed in: painting
Once again, Ampersand has chosen my work to be featured on their signage! I owe a huge debt of gratitude to this Austin-based company.
Several years back after a move, I realized that several of my canvas’ were damaged. I was searching for a new material for my paintings and at first, I tried buying pieces of wood and priming it myself. While this worked pretty well and I liked painting on wood, it was so hard to frame!
Then, I discovered Ampersand’s panels that come in a variety of sizes. They are easy to frame, already primed, and made of quality of materials. I only use Ampersand’s art panels now when making my paintings. Check out all of their supplies at www.ampersandart.com.
Art Raffle + Ruby Garden Dreams with T.S. Poetry Press
Thursday/April 10/2014 Filed in: painting
A few weeks ago I mailed this painting as a donation to the International Arts Movement’s Art Raffle + Ruby Garden Dreams with T.S. Poetry Press.
Artists around the globe participated and all of the work can be purchased on-line. All funds support the International Art Movement and their programs. To see what works are available visit: http://www.internationalartsmovement.org/art-auction-catalogue-2014/
Encaustic & Oil
Saturday/March 08/2014 Filed in: painting | Encaustic Painting
Working on another new piece this morning. Encaustic and oil on Ampersand’s Encaustic Board, 12 x 12 inches. I feel like I am getting closer to bringing these mediums together into a integrated, finished piece.
Experimenting
Before I spend the time to do a large painting, I will do small paintings to work out an idea or method.
Last month I have been expanding my repertoire of media to include scrap-booking paper. Being a non-scrap-booker (is that a word?) I had never paid attention to the array of papers that can be bought, until now. The above painting was created with laying down a coat of Encaustic medium to Ampersand Encaustic Board, then attaching a piece of paper. Using alternate layers of encaustic wax and oil, I created this little landscape of New Mexico (above).
The painting above was created in a similar way, but instead I used markers and washes of oil.
The same with this one...letting the paper show through the transparency of oil and wax.
For this one I used a photograph that was taken by Michael Anaya-Gorman.
Last month I have been expanding my repertoire of media to include scrap-booking paper. Being a non-scrap-booker (is that a word?) I had never paid attention to the array of papers that can be bought, until now. The above painting was created with laying down a coat of Encaustic medium to Ampersand Encaustic Board, then attaching a piece of paper. Using alternate layers of encaustic wax and oil, I created this little landscape of New Mexico (above).
The painting above was created in a similar way, but instead I used markers and washes of oil.
The same with this one...letting the paper show through the transparency of oil and wax.
For this one I used a photograph that was taken by Michael Anaya-Gorman.
New series coming
Sunday/February 23/2014 Filed in: painting
I’m busy these days in the studio working on a new series. I’m waiting to upload everything until I am close to completion, so it may be a few months from now. I’m pretty excited - multi-media, encaustic, and a return to oils after a ten year hiatus!