I love the water and the moods it has as well as plant life that thrives at the water’s edge. Here is a scene to depict this simple stretch of water that laps against the reeds in the breeze.
Created with my trusty waxes and hot iron I blended the colours together on a box canvas measuring 30” x 20”.
Sometimes, you just don’t want to part with one of your own creations so perhaps I will re-create another but it will be slightly different!
By the waterside at Lake Indio
Pat
Well, I have gone and done it! Yes, I have listed as for sale this painting entitled Autumn Fungi in my Artfire shop.
I decided to include the picture showing how I got my inspiration for this subject matter.
Inspiration!
Result!
Since, like so many others, I am getting tired of the cold of winter I thought I would turn my attentions to the garden. Amazingly, several of my plants are showing signs of life. Many have buds and my Mountain Ash (Rowan Tree) even has a couple of leaves starting to unfurl!
This brings me nicely to my latest ACEO entitled ‘Mauve Tulip’ series. I thought I might do a series so do watch out for the next instalment!
I am slowly returning after the Christmas/New Year celebrations when I was totally laid up with flu! Great!
Then as I was getting over that, I got another cold. Now, over all that and trying very hard to get on with everything again.
And so, my friends, I have listed this encaustic painting in my artfire shop entitled ‘An English Autumn Scene’.
You may remember that this was actually one of my entries into the First Annual Autumn Arts Painting Challenge and Competition on Facebook.
Hopefully, this will be the start of my muse coming to work again!
Still on the subject of the ‘Spring’ swap the ACEO created under my OAW banner was created in the encaustic medium or painting in wax. Using my trusty travel iron and hot stylus for detail I imagined this stream running through some rocky crags with plants rearing their heads gingerly as Spring approached.
Firstly from Hemlock came 
I think this was a ‘first’ and hopefully, not the last.
Personally, I thought it was a wonderful way to introduce ACEOs to creators new to this format. To some ACEOs can be very daunting; to have to work in such a small piece of art can be challenging when you are not used to it. However, these two folk had never attempted this before and there were many who have realised what a fun and interesting size it is to work on!
PQ
Yes, it is nearly the end of the month and the 30/30 challenge is nearing its end!
Di's 30/30 challenge has quite a number of us participating. Each of us setting ourselves different targets which we hoped to achieve during the month of October.
My goals were:
1. To create an encaustic painting to enter into a competition on ArtScuttlebut.com Here is my entry entitled Celestial Magic. It has been created using pigmented beeswax which was then hot air blown. To enhance the painting I used my trustworthy iron, hot stylus and tissues. 
The painting has been created on canvas as a support and is painted around the sides, top and bottom so is immediately ready to hang.
When you view the painting from the sides you can see the whole subject which makes it rather fun!
2. My next goal was to continue using the Wii sports. This I have done using it to play tennis which is a game I love. In addition DH and I have taken many walks through local parks to enjoy the beautiful foliage at this time of year.
3. My third goal was to create something every week and this week I have had my encaustic paints out again. This time to create a painting using one of England's oldest monuments, namely, Stonehenge. Each year during the summer solstice the druids come from far and wide to celebrate the season. 
This particular painting evolved from a greetings card I was trying to create for my DH whose birthday is on Saturday. He loves the wax art so I began and the first picture that emerged was this one of 
So you can see the different processes and how a painting can evolve from card to canvas.
All these paintings are created by me but under my 'other' personality! On a Whimsey where I only have encaustic art.
In addition I have managed to keep up my new blog A Precious Memory where I have written some of my father's memoirs of a dark period in his life.
And so, my friends, I feel that I have managed to acquit myself reasonably well by 'just' keeping up with my self set goals. Now with Christmas just around the corner there are plenty more challenges. Thank you, Di, for making us get up and get on with things. It is always easier if someone goads you into being more productive.
As I sit here with my head in my hands I stare at the screen wondering at what I have done! Sounds dramatic doesn't it?
Di, from dbhoyleart.blogspot.com invited people to join her in a challenge that whoever joined in would want to commit themselves to making a positive change in their lives. At this time of year many of us tend to procrastinate and need that kick up the whatsit to get going again. If you read Di's page you will be able to find out who is in the challenge and what their individual challenges are.
Mine? Oh yes, I suppose you want to know! Well, I thought long and hard about it and finally came up with three, yes, three!
Since we are having workmen in I am finding the house really cold what with windows and doors being left open. So I decided I needed something to keep me warm and what better than an old hairdryer! For this ACEO I used the hairdryer and stylus. The finished effect made me think of fairies darting around very busily catching rides on leaves and twigs. 
Imagine the atmosphere awakening and the turmoil of the gasses in the sky, the colours that would be produced.
And so, we draw near the end of the first week of Di's challenge. I will be very pleased if I can keep up this momentum!
Each week I shall give you an update for both good and bad days so that you can follow my progress. Psst.... it makes me do it too! Can't lose face, can I?
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