The Circus is in Town

The Big top is in town.

Clowns Out on the Town
It was a grueling six months at the clown academy. The Anderson brothers had worked hard.  After clown graduation, Sven and his brothers decided to go out on the town to celebrate their accomplishments.

Sideshow

Fireflies were everywhere as she walked through the open field toward the tent. The circus was leaving early in the morning. Clara knew she had to go see the show one more time. When she arrived the huge tent was almost full. She found a seat near the front. Her small suitcase was stuffed with her most precious items. It fit perfectly under the wood bench. This was it, was she going to give up the life she knew for him? Then she saw him, her heart gave her the answer

White Trees Encaustic Painting

White TREES an original encaustic painting.

Encaustic Mixed Media Painting - Charlie

I enjoy collecting vintage photographs and I love using them in my paintings. In this original encaustic painting I have incorporated a vintage photograph as well as red thread, red paper dots and some gold leafing.

 I stitched the red thread onto the photograph and let the threads hang. The effect looks wonderful when the painting is hanging on the wall. I then nailed the photo to the painting.

The background of the painting has some vintage pages from a book. I really like the was the vintage paper looks the encaustic beeswax is applied to the paper. The pages of the paper gets somewhat translucent and the back side shows through.

This original encaustic mixed media painting is available to purchase in my shop here.

BOYFRIEND art block

This is an encaustic art block. 

Images of "sporty guys" from the early 1900's highlight the four sides to this block.

 I added festive dots in turquoise and red. This art block can sit on a desk or mantle.

Each side of the art block has a different "boyfriend" so you can choose your boyfriend for the day.

Festive Cheer

The winter holiday season is upon us. I do enjoy this cozy time of the year. It gets dark here quite early, around 4:30. The holiday lights help to make these dreary rainy days cheerful. My shop, Susan Najarian Art & Design, has some cheerful and festive encaustic paintings to brighten up these winter days as well.  
How about this holiday deer?

Such a cute little dachshund ornament. This ornament is a mini encaustic painting.

A round painting of a winter tree

A horse ornament 

 Forest trees covered in snow in a pretty icy blue hue.

In this encaustic painting I put some vintage lace. The lace creates a wonderful snowy pattern.

There are lots of  ornaments still available in my shop. They make great gifts and the shipping is FREE.

Black CROSS Encaustic Art Block

This original encaustic painting is painted on a square block of wood.

I have painted all the sides of the block except for one side. I added a hook so this piece can be set on a table or hung on the wall.

 You can find this original black and white encaustic art block painting here

Bride & Groom Breakfast

 

I love tea! 

 I also love vintage teacups . . .

. . .so with my love of vintage china I have created some fun teacup sets. 

 On these vintage china cups, I have hand lettered Mr. and Mrs. making these cups a special gift for a bridal shower or wedding gift.

I'm always on the lookout for vintage china cups, maybe something romantic or unusual.  

I also paint a small red heart on the cups to add a touch of "love."

If you're interested in purchasing cups like these, I have some in my shop here.

Vintage China Wall Art

I have been collecting vintage china dishes for years. There are so many beautiful patterns and designs. 

 I thought it would be fun to use some of these china plates as canvases and paint some of my bird images.

It's also fun to take an old photo and use a china plate as a picture frame. A large circle hole punch makes it easy to cut the photo (I used a color copy of the original photo.) Then a bit of glue to attach the round photo to the plate.