January 2025 Newsletter
January 2025 Newsletter
Happy New Year and thank you for following me.
Latest paintings coming soon!
I have been busy over the Christmas holidays completing more encaustic wax art: this involves layering molten wax on a wooden surface and fusing it with a blowtorch! It is painting with fire! It can be a rather unpredictable process but beautiful luminous and tactile results can be achieved. I have some waxy winter berry designs ready to add to my website, in addition to two abstract landscapes which use shellac and gold or copper leaf. The shellac is burnt with a hot flame to achieve organic celled designs - very unique.
One of my favourite techniques is to use vibrant alcohol inks to paint a flower over layers of fused white wax, then burn shellac to create beautiful cells which reveal the colours below. This unusual form of art can then be given a highly polished finish. Encaustic artwork does not need to be displayed behind glass - they can be mounted as they are or put in an open or floating frame. Just polish them with a soft fibre free cloth to retain the shine!
Keep watching my my website for full details and photographs of these new and exciting pieces of art, which would make ideal gifts or look stunning in your own home. Each one is unique, there is only ever one of them! Available very soon!
Art Calendar Sale!
My latest art product is still available and selling out fast from my website! It is now on sale for only £8.00 plus shipping! It is a beautiful desk calendar showing an original piece of my art on each month. Click the button below to view it in full. The price of these has reduced now we are in January!
Book update!
I have sent off the first draft of my art book to Search Press, my publisher! This book will describe in detail how to hand dye tissue paper will also include ten exciting projects on how to use your unique dyed tissue paper. The book launch date is set for February 2026! Keep following for more info…
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!
best wishes for 2025,
Gill
https://www.gillbarrettart.co.uk
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