Aqueous II

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100

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Aqueous I

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100 + 9.95 S&H

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View of Earth II

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8"x 10"
$100

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View of Earth I

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
$100 + 9.95 S&H
8" x 10"

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Dusk

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100 + 9.95 S&H

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Oceana I

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8"x10"
$100 + 9.95 S&H

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Misty Morning

Oil on Panel
18" x 18"
SOLD

This wonderful painting has found a home, but I am more than willing to do a custom piece for you if you liked this one. Just Email Me for pricing and more info.

Summer Heat III

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100

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Escapism

Oil on Panel
24" x 30"
Available at MossRocks Gallery, The Woodlands, TX

Summer Heat II

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8"x10"
$100

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Encaustic as a Medium

So the form of painting that I have been doing recently is called Encaustic. From what I have been able to learn about the process, it is actually an ancient art, that dates as far back as the Egyptians during Roman rule.

This medium essentially consists of mixing wax, resin, and oil paint together, and then "fusing" the paint to the ground via heat. You can use many different forms of wax to do this, such as beeswax, microcrystalline wax, and others. Like any medium, the possibilities of how to apply and use it are merely limited to the imagination and abilities of the artist.

I am currently using encaustic as an exploratory tool in order to work out color combinations and smaller studies for my larger oil paintings. The way that I am using encaustic, I am achieving some effects that I just love, and I know that I cannot get from any other medium, except maybe watercolor. But even watercolor does not have the amazing luminosity that encaustic work does. Right now, I love the ethereal qualities that I am getting.

Summer Heat I

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100

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Getting Serious about Art

Okay, its time to quite playing around with this art stuff. I just sent out emails to all of the job placement companies asking to be taken off of their lists. So now, it is time to make it or break it, so to speak. I've gotten great comments from the art community in general about my work, so now I need to get to it and start making a living off of it.

One thing that is incredibly encouraging about art: there are SO many ways to make a living from it. Take, for example, workshops. Say you have 5 per year, with 10 students, at $500 per person. That alone is $25,000 in revenue. Note that the revenue is before you have ever sold your first painting for a year. So once you can hang in there and get yourself established, the possibilities are endless.

I'm starting my marketing plan soon, and once it is completed, I will post it up here as my goals. I'm making a very concerted effort to ensure that my career takes hold and really can support me. I am very optimistic, but it will be hard work. But if I succeed, the work is more than worth it.

Tropics IV

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100

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Tropics V

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100

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Tropics III

Encaustic on Canvas Panel
8" x 10"
$100

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Puddles of Thought

Oil on Panel
24" x 24"

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Tropics II

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100 + 9.95 S&H

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Tropics I

Encaustic on Canvas Panel, Framed
8" x 10"
$100 + $9.95 S&H

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Drifting

Oil on Panel
18" x 24"
Available at MossRocks Gallery, The Woodlands, TX

New Year, New Opportunities

When I take a look at my life over the past year, I am amazed at how much it has changed. I went from being a simpering, miserable cog in the corporate wheel to actually making more money, working twice as hard as I ever did before, and having more fun and freedom that I ever thought I could possibly have. Sometimes I feel like it surely must be illegal.

I have my wonderful fiancee to thank for most of this adventure. He has been wonderfully supportive of me working nights and weekends, and staying home during the day to paint.

And as I look at this new year, I have been very interested in the Painting a Day movement. Knowing life right now, I think I'll aim to start getting up at least 3 works per week. Hopefully, as my focus narrows, then I can start putting one up per day.