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Ring around the hot plate...

By Jamie Ribisi-Braley | Thursday, August 27, 2009 | , , , , 3 Comments

Encaustic monotypes are starting to be a fun new pasttime of mine! I love noodling with it and seeing what results I can get. KISS is my new mantra for this project -- "Keep It Simple, Stupid"


Simplicity is key while working with this techinique, especially from the beginning. You can't be tied to a full thought or idea in your head because monotypes don't work that way. And, certainly, hot monotypes don't work that way! They tend to have a mind of their own. Which is fine as long as that's the only thing that you're counting on to happen correctly :)

More to come....

Rings in the Sand
Encaustic & Oil Pastel Monotype
approximately 9" x 3" on watercolor paper
August 2009


Painting with wax- whatcha want to know?

By Jamie Ribisi-Braley | Friday, January 9, 2009 | , , , , , , 8 Comments

I've been working hard on writing a tutorial about painting with wax.  I have the introductory 'course' written already and some other subjects like using images, embedding objects, etc.  What would you want to learn about?  If you're experienced already or just wondering about encaustic painting...what would you want to know?


Are there specific skills that you'd like to learn?  Any questions that have been wracking your brain?  Let me know!

Post here or email me at jamieribisi{at}gmail.com

I'd love to know so that I can be as thorough as possible!  I have a focus group reading my draft right now and am loving their comments!

Roots #1 - new encaustic painting

By Jamie Ribisi-Braley | Friday, January 2, 2009 | , , , , , , , , , , 4 Comments

Roots #1
Encaustic, Image Transfer, & Oil Pastel on Cradled Panel
8" x 8" (20.32 cm x 20.32 cm)
January 2009


Now available in my Etsy Shop or through JamieRibisi.com

The idea for "Roots #1" came from a painting trade that I did with the Etsy Beeswax Team. Our theme
 was 'sharing' and I had just started using tree imagery in my work. I loved the thought of a set of trees sharing roots together; living off the nutrients that they were sharing with each other. Much like being a member of a team! http://beeswaxteam.com/holiday-gift-exchange-2/

The image of the tree is a transfer of one of my photographs onto the encaustic. These are trees from my backyard that I stare at from my studio window.  The roots are carved into the wax with a tool, revealing the color of the board and wax underneath.  I love drawing into the wax this way-- just like painting with wax, you never know what's going to happen!

I've also just started painting on Masters Baroque panels and they are so silky smooth to paint on-- I'm so loving these and Brian is loving them, too, because that means he doesn't have to help me build my own!  They are affordable, great quality, and come in many square sizes!  I love being a square :)

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