Encaustic #1 landscape painting by Minnesota Mixed Media artist Terry Honstead

This little 5 x 5 encaustic artwork is my very first encaustic painting.  For those of you that do not know what encaustic is, it is painting with a mixture of beeswax and damar resin.  You cook the mixture until it melts and then you get the clear medium.  I also made my own colors out of dry powdered pigment.  That is just one of the ways that you can make the colored wax.  I really enjoyed making it all myself!  This is actually an ancient way of painting that is permanent enough to still have some of it around that was done over 2000 years ago.  If you are interested, look up Fayum Portraits online.  It is all quite fascinating!  Anyway, I am hoping that this is the beginning of something I will really love doing!  If you have any questions, feel free to email me at honstead@paulbunyan.net.

3 Spring Trees

3 Spring Trees • Acrylic on Canvas • 18"x18" • $195

So fun that spring has arrived! Woo-hoo!

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Water's Edge Landscape Painting by Contemporary Mixed Media artist Terry Honstead

Water's Edge is a 30 by 40 mixed media landscape that I finished by adding more trees to the closest rolling hills, and some more shadows and a bird.  I think it added a lot.  I am much more satisfied with the looks of it now.  If you are interested in seeing more you can look at my website : terry-honstead.artistwebsites.com/ or email me at:  honstead@paulbunyan.net.

Untitled work in progress landscape by Minnesota Contemporary Mixed Media artist Terry Honstead

 I thought I would post a step by step on this painting even though it is not quite done yet.  I started out by glueing down different kinds of papers.  Some of them were ones that I made (like the top row that is brown...I made this one using tissue paper and coffee grounds and water) Most of them were different textures and colors.   Then I used some molding paste to add texture to the foreground, thinking of trees and grasses as I did.

 Next I painted on top of the layers of papers, using purples and blues and then greens as I came forward in the picture.  I didn't paint the blue at all as I used paper the color that I wanted there.

                                      

 I started adding grasses and tree trunks to the foreground.  I also put in some shadows and rocks.

Then I added some yellow to spots on the foreground as well.  I also used a sea sponge to put the foliage on the trees in the foreground.  I put some shading on the water to bring the greens into it.  I am thinking at this point that I might add a little more hint of trees in the hill layers and  maybe a bird or something else.  I also will add some metallics to it.  I also should do some more shadows wider for the leaves of the trees.  I am not really pleased with this painting so far, but I will finish it anyway!

Winter's Eve

Winter's Eve

9x12 Oil on Linen

©2012 Deb Kirkeeide

Having had a quiet house and some time to myself on Christmas Eve, I put on some Christmas music and painted this. We had a beautiful snow fall a couple weeks ago and this is my version of some of the beauty from that. In reality these trees have houses tucked in and around them but I opted to leave them out. It was a perfect way to spend the afternoon and evening.

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Light on the path

Light on the path

About This Painting:
Daily  Painting  Landscape
This was painted at the Marsh in Minnetonka Minnesota. It was great too get out .
We're finally have some sunny weather after a week of  rain and cloudy days .


Media: oil on linen board
Size: 8 in X 10 in (20.3 cm X 25.4 cm)
Price: $100 USD

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Sunlight Glow Across the Meadow

Media: Oil on Artist Panel
Size: 9x12
Price: $250
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The lovely Autumn colors of the trees across the wild grassy meadow seem warm and inviting, a simple delusion because it was cold and windy the day I stood outdoors and did a quick plein air sketch. Mittens, stocking hat and two coats to keep me going. It was misting when I began, the clouds quickly cleared and a warm light emerged across the meadow, causing me to quickly finish up enough markings on the dreary misty painting, make quick notes of the new lights, photograph and move on. This painting is a studio piece , I discarded the the plein air sketch after using it as a reference.