I am prone to getting too busy and detailed with my mixed media illustrated journal meanderings. One of my favourite ways of simplifying the image and highlighting the focal point it's to use acrylic gesso to block out some of that background colour and "noise." Check out how this changes your perception of the focal point and communicates what a find is of central interest on the page! https://sharybartlett.newzenler.com/courses/infinity-and-beyond #MixedMediaArt #Journaling #ArtJournal #IllustratedJournal#Drawing

Can you find the eggshells in this illustrated accordion journal? This is my favourite mixed media art relaxation tool! Recipe: take a sheet of watercolor, paper, smear, loosely with gesso, tissue, paper, egg shells, cheese, cloth, etc. and let dry colon, start to doodle with paint, felt pens, etc. I love seeing what emerges – usually biomorphic nature forms but I swear they paint themselves! https://sharybartlett.newzenler.com/courses/infinity-and-beyond #IntuitivePainting #HandmadeBooks #MixedMediaArt #MixedMedia

Interested in learning how to use encaustic beeswax paint to create amazing florals? JOIN ME FOR MY FREE 1.5 hour ENCAUSTIC DEMO! "Mixed Media Encaustic Florals" for @opusartsupplies. Friday, May 15, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PST. ⁠ Or sign up for my newsletter shary@sharybartlett.com to receive a copy if you can't join me. ⁠ Register now - https://opusartsupplies.com/products/encaustic-mixed-media-florals-with-shary-bartlett ⁠ Celebrate the energy of Spring growth through encaustic painting with molten beeswax. Discover how floral inspiration can be reimagined using this luminous medium to create vibrant colour, rich texture, and 3-dimensional form across paintings, sculpture, and photographic works. Shary brings a contemporary sensibility to this ancient practice, revealing how wax paint opens the door to creative possibility and unexpected transformation. She will guide you through her studio setup, highlighting essential tools, supplies, and safety considerations while demonstrating her intuitive approach to working with encaustic mixed media. Ideal for both newcomers and experienced artists, this demonstration offers fresh insight into the expressive potential of wax.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #Free,Demonstration #ArtDemonstration #EncausticDemonstration #EncausticArt #EncausticPainting ⁠

This is what beginnings look like. Usually, they look nothing like the final product but it's always fascinating to video-capture the process and remember later… Stay tuned for what this painting turns into. For those of you who are interested, I'm using watercolour paper, acrylic gesso, tissue paper, walnut ink, and watercolour paint. This is not intended for Encaustic so I get to use acrylic. :-) https://www.sharybartlett.com #CreativeBeginnings #AcrylicPainting #FluidPainting #BotanicalIllustrations

This is my latest craze- Plaster cast fresh botanicals! Right out of my garden. I'm getting pretty excited about the artistic possibilities here – both for Encaustic and mixed media. Let me know what you think. It's a great way to celebrate spring and the perfect time for new beginnings. Another time around the sun… #BotanicalArt #PlasterCasting #PlasterArt #CreativeExperimentation

Love this mobile made from fibre arts, and Encaustic wax. It's like a hanging garden. I love the way it responds to air movement and how the viewer can appreciate it three dimensionally by moving around. It makes great shadows too! https://sharybartlett.newzenler.com/courses/spungold #Encaustic #FiberArts #CreativeFiberArts #Three-dimensionalSculpture #SculpturalInstallation.

There’s something about building a floral painting slowly… layer by layer…adding India ink line over an abstract water-soluble wax paint surface, then guiding it again. 🌸🔥 In this textural piece, I allowed the petals to emerge through depth and texture. I love how @ceracolors paints hold their richness - every shift becomes part of the final image. 🌿 https://sharybartlett.newzenler.com/courses2 # water-solubleWaxpaint #floralart #texturalpainting #ceracolors #beeswaxpainting #artistprocess #contemporaryart #canadianartist

This is the humble beginning of an underpainting for Encaustic. Love the flo effect of these chalk paints and the unpredictable marks they make on the painted surface. Later, I add Encaustic wax on the surface which adds a wonderful three dimensionality to these fluid marks. https://sharybartlett.newzenler.com #SlowPainting #ChalkArt #Underpainting #FluidArt #FluidMedium.

Love this fluid alcohol ink with amazing iridescent shine. Made by @jaquardproducts. This is an experimental page out of my art journal. #FloArt #ArtFlow #Journal #JournalDrawing #JacquardProducts