To stay fresh, one must explore uncharted territories, even if the ocean explored has been explored by others-it's still your new journey and time to stretch your own wings. That is exactly what I have been up to this month...moving in new directions and exploring processes that are very new and exciting for me. These are 5 of more than 15 new pieces in a body of work I'm creating (which will grow by leaps in bounds over the next few months) as I wrap my artistic mind and skills around a new medium, new techniques and lots of uncharted territory. I've dabbled a bit in cold wax, but nothing to the extent I've been playing with this month. As I look to the future, one thing is clear. Nothing stays the same forever, and everything is about to change. I consider that a good thing.
Never be afraid to grow, change, and simply hone your skills by stretching your wings. You never know what you'll discover, you may even fall in love...and that is the precipice that I'm standing on right now.
While I plan to do a series of classes down the road, the first major class I will be conducting on Cold Wax and Oil painting will be this October during our
ReMe Retreats-The Sandhills. The retreat is now open for registration with more info coming up shortly...this is your sneak peek at my class which I'm so stoked about! I'm also sharing in this blog post, some of my favorite supplies used in creating this body of work. Go ahead and try it, and then if you want some guidance, come back to me and I hope to give you what you need to blossom just as you should.
Here's to always spreading your wings and growing. New doors open when you push through them.
Cold Wax and Oil Painting Supplies
In 2017, I'm working on a new collection of abstracts along with new in person workshops, online classes and perhaps even a dvd down the road around the mysterious and beautiful qualities of cold wax and oil painting techniques and processes. Stay tuned for more details. In the meantime, I'd like to share some of my favorite supplies that I've found fun to use in the creation of this new body of work.
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Add some texture to your paintings with this diverse set of palette knives. |
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Basic palette knives you need for mixing and applying cold wax and oil paints. |
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Smooth, blend, mix, and apply your paint mixture with this flexible, silicone wedge by Princeton. |
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Not ready to dive into abstracts using cold wax and oils, be sure to check out my
new book
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22 exercises and tons of inspiration are included in my first solo publication, "Abstracts in Acrylic and Ink"
, use to thin out paint, add glazes and gloss.
Cold Wax Medium
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, add on as you need-- (larger set click here
)get extra titanium white.
, great to draw on your surface prior to painting or over top once dry. 
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you can find will work.
-stainless steel 
l is one option you can use.
(hopefully there will be several more to come), "
" will be released on December 26th, 2016, but is available on 
for pre-order now! 
! I will also be offering a few packages for sale myself that will include a variety of choices for limited edition prints with a signed copy. I don't have my website ready for that since I've been traveling so much lately but that's one of my next main priorities to get set up. Stay tuned for those offers coming up!
". I'll be sharing a few demonstrations from the book over the next few months as well as even more inspiration for you to get started painting. That's my main goal-to inspire artists like me to get started painting and let go of any pre-conceived notions on how something should be. Just play and see what happens!
