Fall Light 24x24x1 1/2 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped canvas SOLD
This painting is a commission I received just prior to Christmas. I painted a smaller version of this 3 years ago. My style has changed quite a bit since then so it was a challenge. I am always up for a challenge and it was a good way to end the year. Lots of splashes and drops of paint. Layers and layers.
Blessings for a great New Year.
Bente
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Ewe Who
Ewe Who Oil on Linen Gallery Wrapped Canvas Sold
This is a "Black Sheep" version of some ewes I did a few years back. Lots of fun.
Blessings for a great New Year to come.
Bente
This is a "Black Sheep" version of some ewes I did a few years back. Lots of fun.
Blessings for a great New Year to come.
Bente
Monday, December 21, 2015
Echo of Colors
Echo of Colors 12x12x 1 1/2 Acrylic on Canvas SOLD
This is an acrylic painting with many splashes of color. The vibrancy is in the many layers of transparent paint and medium. I haven't painted in this manner for some time so it has been an interesting exercise.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Bouquet
Bouquet 12X12 Acrylic on Canvas $150
I am revisiting a technique I haven't used for almost three years. I realize that I haven't really painted with a brush for a considerable period of time. I have mostly used palette knives and other implements that go with oil and oil wax combinations.
I am glad I can still do this. Its quite a brain challenge.
The colors are cheerful, happy and hopefully will make someone very happy.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
I am revisiting a technique I haven't used for almost three years. I realize that I haven't really painted with a brush for a considerable period of time. I have mostly used palette knives and other implements that go with oil and oil wax combinations.
I am glad I can still do this. Its quite a brain challenge.
The colors are cheerful, happy and hopefully will make someone very happy.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Gray Day
Gray Day Encaustic on Mat Board 5X7
Day two of playing with encaustics. I started this one with india ink. Included is watercolor, pastel, india ink, oil sticks and encaustic wax.
The day outside was gray so I used Payne's Gray.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Day two of playing with encaustics. I started this one with india ink. Included is watercolor, pastel, india ink, oil sticks and encaustic wax.
The day outside was gray so I used Payne's Gray.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Friday, December 11, 2015
Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces Encaustic Wax painting 5X7
This is my first go at painting with encaustics.
I used archival mat board and of course I had to stray from the ordinary by starting on black instead of white. Quite a challenge. When I am painting the colors are clear and beautiful and then as it cools it gets WAXY! Of course.
The biggest learning is that when I am watching instructions from the United States I need to remember that they are talking Fahrenheit and not Celsius! That's pretty obvious but it just didn't occur to me until I saw the wax starting to bubble.
Oh dear!
Maybe I shouldn't admit that kind of an error.
Every mistake is a lesson learned.
I should be smart pretty soon.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Fall Sky
Fall Sky 10X10 Acrylic on Watercolor Paper $100
This is an intuitive painting done using layers of paint, molding paste, rubbing alcohol and varnished so that it may be framed in a standard 10X10 frame without needing to use glass.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
This is an intuitive painting done using layers of paint, molding paste, rubbing alcohol and varnished so that it may be framed in a standard 10X10 frame without needing to use glass.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Friday, December 4, 2015
Coastal
Coastal 7X7 Acrylic on Watercolor paper 10X10 $50
This is a more traditional painting done mostly with a palette knife on watercolor paper. I taped the paper on a 10X10 square so that the image would fit inside the frame without needing a mat. This image appears blue in the white border but it really is white. You can see the tree reflections in the water. That is molding paste.
This painting would be a suitable gift for someone that has a more traditional taste.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
This is a more traditional painting done mostly with a palette knife on watercolor paper. I taped the paper on a 10X10 square so that the image would fit inside the frame without needing a mat. This image appears blue in the white border but it really is white. You can see the tree reflections in the water. That is molding paste.
This painting would be a suitable gift for someone that has a more traditional taste.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Starry Night
Starry Night 11 1/2X 10 1/2 acrylic on watercolor paper $100
I don't know about you but for the last month or so the sky has been beautiful with the moon and stars shining through. I often wake up during the night and when I gaze out and look at the beautiful light generated by the moon and stars I wonder how a person could go about capturing the impression.
That is what I am doing here.
Hope you like it.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
I don't know about you but for the last month or so the sky has been beautiful with the moon and stars shining through. I often wake up during the night and when I gaze out and look at the beautiful light generated by the moon and stars I wonder how a person could go about capturing the impression.
That is what I am doing here.
Hope you like it.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Winters Day
Winters Day 10X10 Acrylic on Watercolor Paper $100
Painted to fit into a standard 10X10 frame. It will be varnished so that no glass is required.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
Painted to fit into a standard 10X10 frame. It will be varnished so that no glass is required.
Blessings for a great day.
Bente
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