Strange Trees 4

Artist: Maria Louise Moore
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Strange Trees 4

I’ve had a weekend of experimenting with this theme and this is my fave of the ones I did.

This is encaustic wax.

Background was done on the hotplate with a roller, then the rocks were put in with the iron while it was still on the hotplate (quite like working hot-on-hot) and the rest was done off th hotplate with the stylus and micro-tip.

Strange Trees 4 belongs to the following groups:

All Around the Styles, Artists from Essex, England, Bits and Pieces , British Painters, EncausticNow!, In Another World .., Live and Let Live, Outsiders, Safe Haven, Shameless Self-Promotion, Vibrant and Vivid Color and Who are YOU to Judge? Available for sale as

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AnneK

This one is great and the one I like best (so far!) It is really well painted.
Keep them coming!!
Anne
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks! I meant to say that it is worked on A4 card! More to come….these are very addictive!
PamAmos

I really love this one…......this is stunning…....I love this series
How do you paint with the roller on the hot plate…......do you rub the wax over the painting surface and then use the roller?.........
pam :)
Maria Louise M... replied

It’s very easy to paint with a roller on the hotplate. You set the plate to a high temperature then rub the wax block over the card. Then I turn the heat down to about 7. I use a sponge roller (start with the lightest colour on the card) and roll across the surface with a gentle pressure, moving up the page towards the darker shades to blend in the edges. Add more colour as necessary. Once the background is how I want it, I add the rest with the iron/stylus. If I want to do more detailed work, I take it all off the hotplate and let it cool, then work on the cold surface with the heat tools. Hope that helps.
PamAmos

Thanks Maria….......I’ll give it a go…..............
pam :)
Tezz

Just love this new direction you’re taking Maria…..really striking paintings..absolutely beautiful…..fantastic light effects too…..

Would love to be a fly on the wall at your exhibition!!!!! Just listening to visitor’s comments when they see these…....
Maria Louise M... replied

LOL! Me too! I think these are the result of us digging out our old Pink Floyd cds! All that psychadelia keeps running round my head! LOL!
NinaMosi Art

This series you have created is magical and captivating Maria!!! These hold your signature dear friend!!! I love your style!!! There is a place by my home called the Bluffs. Big cliffs with trees choosing to make their homes on the cliff sides. It truly an enchanting place. Your series makes me think of this favorite place of ours….ENCHANTING!!!! Keep them coming!!!! :)) xoxoxox
Maria Louise M... replied

Thank-you…..do dragons live at the Bluffs? Wouldn’t that be something!!!! I’m enjoying these so much that I’m sure there will be more, if not of trees, then certainly something in this style!
teabreaks

you do the most amazing work Maria….lovely
Maria Louise M... replied

Thank-you Brenda.
angiejones

Your tree series is great – tho for me the trees are magical, not strange…:o)
Maria Louise M... replied

LOL! Ok…Magical, but still strange! Thanks…..just got this framed and it looks fab!
linmarie

def. my fav as well,, loving the sky, the cliffs and those wicked trees,, keep on doing this theme,, you got something going here,,, love and peace LINMARIE
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks Linmarie. I have ideas for afew more, just ned some time, not to mention some new waxes….running out fast!!!
Paul Gibbons

Gorgeous colour and the trees are awesome, fantastic work.
Maria Louise M... replied

Thank-you Paul. Much appreciated!
Tezz
Maria Louise M...

Thanks for featuring it, Tezz!
itzabella

Stunning work….absolutely love it!

Bella
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks very much! Appreciated!
ImagesFX

very ‘yertle the turtle’ kind of feel…....love it
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks! Though I’m not familiar with Yertle…so that’s now on my list of things to look up! LOL!
Eric Cain

very nice colors and mood =)
Maria Louise M... replied

Thank-you for your comment.
TaniaLosada

great work!
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks Tania.
ViktoryiaN

This is so cool! Love the colors and the idea is very original! Great artwork!
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks very much!
Chris Bigelow

This is just amazing!
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks very much!
Julian Newman

Love this style – I’ve never come across this technique before…
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks….encaustics have been about since the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians used it, but it’s only really become more widely used again in the past 20-odd years or so. I love it’s vibrancy! Have a look at Encaustics Now! on RB. There are some amazing encaustic artists on there!
wendy1968

Love it
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks!!!
Rambler25

Wonderfully done!
Maria Louise M... replied

Thanks very much!
Jinny Holt

Marie, this is gorgeous-love the colours
Maria Louise M... replied

Hi! You found us! Thanks for the compliment!