Make an Encaustic grid painting

Click the link to see how I made this encaustic grid painting with  the new Encaustic Boards by Ampersand 

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Make a smooth surface with Encaustic paint

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I’m in the middle of making a grid painting. The painting will be made up of 25 encaustic color blocks. This painting is designed to hang on what is known as a French cleat system, which ensures that the painting will hang level. Because each painting is hung individually, it is also possible to change the arrangement of the panels in the painting, which would in turn change the painting as a whole.

I was recently listening to a Charlie Rose interview with the painter Damian Herst. They were discussing Herst’s most recent work, “The Polka-Dots.” As you may know, Mr. Herst does not paint his own pictures, and the only exceptions he gives to his assistants that do the painting is to not have two of the same color next to each other, and have the colors be chosen at random. Herst merely acknowledged one of his assistants when they pointed out that it would be more random to actually have two dots of the same color next to each other.  That comment, got me thinking, and I designed this painting, to give the viewer control of the of the color placement, working within guidelines  set  by me.

Use Frog Tape to make graphic art

I started Using Frog Tape to tape out my painting on paper, and It works really good.

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Star on paper #1, aluminum leaf and acrylic on paper

This is the first painting of a new series I’m working on. The medium is aluminum leaf and acrylic on paper. To see my video on how to guild a frame with aluminum leaf, click the link. This painting was made by using some of the same techniques I show in the video.

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Studio tips, how to mix and save oil paint

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How and why to stretch your own canvas

In this video I mention a few artist by name. Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, and  Jackson Pollock. To learn more about these artist just copy and paste their names onto Google

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Free online Art & Woodworking classes with Jon Peters

Online Art & Woodworking classes with Jon Peters

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