This piece took second place in the mini show of my local art group. It was displayed with a differnt orientation so the ribbon was on its side. Laughingly said I would have to go bigger to win. If you win you have to sit out a meeting and you get twenty-five dollars for art supplies. I think its better to not win and keep showing work although the money is not to be sneezed at. This piece is 12"x12" encaustic on a cradled wood substrate. It has multiple layers of depth using a primer of alcohol inks and oil paints between layers of wax. I then placed the ribbon of red in an inscribed line, scraping the surface to reveal its fluid motion. The white was stenciled and brushed on last to keep some texture.
Had dinner Wednesday with my artist friends. We drew Day of the Dead Skulls. This was the keeper after several versions that mostly looked like aliens. I love the eyes with the surprised look to the side. I did have trouble with the mouth. It probably needs more but I tend to be very simple in my designs and have left it alone. It was a fun excercise in fantasy drawing. I also enjoyed the converstation and relaxation.
After I finish this post I need to get dressed and to finish the floor in my mother's house. We pulled up really nasty carpet to reveal nice wood floors. There was however this awful black foam padding that had been stapled to the floor. So after three days of removing quarter round, removing carpet, removing padding, removing staples, removing tack strips, replacing quarter round we can now see what we can do to clean and finish the floor. So much better than the stinky nasty carpet even after all the hard work. Now if we could do something about the ceiling it would be a wonderful room. I just don't have enough upper body strenth to hold panels over my head. We will have to call in the guys for that task.
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