New Work Wednesday: Away

10/26/2011

Away by Mary C. Nasser

My new painting this week is entitled Away.
This painting layers a Hawaiian map, encaustic (wax), green sand and olivine (I purchased on the Big Island of Hawaii), and acrylic on a small stretched canvas.

For those of you new to my blog and work, the green sand and olivine is from Green Sand Beach – one of only two green sand beaches in the United States. (The other is in Guam.) The beach gets its distinctive coloring from olivine found in the enclosing cinder cone.

Green Sand Beach is located near South Point, the southernmost point on the Big Island of Hawaii and of the 50 United States. Because I didn’t have a 4 Wheel Drive, it was a 2 ¼ mile hike one-way to the Green Sand Beach…but worth every step!

Comments please!
Happy Mid-Week!

Mary

41 Comments

Will @ Bright.Bazaar link

10/25/2011 11:28:57 pm

The colours in your latest painting are lovely, Mary! Thanks for sharing with us.

juliette crane link

10/26/2011 01:46:56 am

wow! loving the colors and dimension...and to have such a story of where all of the elements come from...beautiful!

stopping by from blogging your way...see you in class :)

-juliette

Kate link

10/26/2011 12:46:48 pm

Oh you are reminding me how much I love mixed-media ! I love the elements + colors !! Very nice :)

Kate

Carol Samsel

10/27/2011 04:22:54 pm

Love the colors and the fact that you actually used elements from your own travels to produce it!!!

gloria link

10/27/2011 04:28:05 pm

I love it. Beautiful colors, lots of dimension. Thanks for sharing.

JKW link

10/27/2011 04:35:11 pm

Thank you for the lesson on sand and your use of painting with it. Amazing work. Blessings, Janet, PPF

Heather Foust link

10/27/2011 04:52:08 pm

Love this! The colors and texture! Happy PPF!

Tracey Fletcher King link

10/27/2011 05:56:24 pm

I am just becoming such a fan of your work and love visiting every week to see what you are producing... this is another wonderful one happy PPF xx

Valerie-Jael link

10/27/2011 08:04:45 pm

Wonderful piece of art, and I have never seen green sand, this is really fascinating. Valerie

NatashaMay link

10/27/2011 09:44:12 pm

Love how it shimmers. :) Great colors!

EVA link

10/28/2011 01:09:20 am

Beautiful Mary! I like the use of encaustics here and the texture it has given this painting.

Theresa link

10/28/2011 01:29:24 am

Great texture and composition Mary...got to say I love the palette too!

Kristin Dudish link

10/28/2011 01:34:27 am

Beautiful - I love the look of encaustics, but I have to admit that I am too intimidated by them to try them myself!

xo
Kristin

carlarey link

10/28/2011 02:23:08 am

Oooh, the encoustics are a nice touch, very much like fresh lava.

Julie link

10/28/2011 03:21:38 am

Gorgeous, I think this is one of my favorites of yours!

Linda Robinson link

10/28/2011 05:00:38 am

Oh, this looks wonderful. I love the colors and the textures..

Hugs, Linda

Christine link

10/28/2011 05:07:19 am

Beautiful piece. I've never heard of Green Sand Beach or green sand for that matter. It just went on my bucket list of places to see, thanks!

Tammie link

10/28/2011 05:40:50 am

I have been to that beach, oh so long ago. It comes from a very wild part of the island.
this is a wonderful mix, awesome.

Carol link

10/28/2011 05:46:54 am

Well done ~ such a unique style and theme! Love it!thanks, namaste, Carol (Share the Creative Journey) ~ Happy PPF ^_^

anne link

10/28/2011 07:09:02 am

Happy PPF!

Love your painting and your interesting post. So great to include unusual materials in your piece.

Anne link

10/28/2011 07:50:12 am

Love the colours and textures in this piece. Gives it so much depth.

Thank you for sharing it!! Happy PPF!

Robin link

10/28/2011 10:15:02 am

Mary this is just a lovely combination of mediums! A really special piece! Happy PPF!

Faye link

10/28/2011 11:29:06 am

Amazing colors and textures, Mary. I love the complementary color scheme.

sasifricious (molly) link

10/28/2011 03:15:00 pm

amazing textures and the strong colors. and hawaii is my favorite place on the planet! thanks for sharing.

Sheri Cook link

10/28/2011 06:10:59 pm

Love the clors and title of AWAY! Happy PPF!

pointypix link

10/28/2011 06:35:10 pm

I love the colours and textures you create in your pieces - and the fact you've used actual green sand!

Helen Mills link

10/28/2011 09:25:41 pm

I adore the colours you have chosen and your painting. It's FAB. Happy PPF

Kathy link

10/28/2011 10:13:24 pm

I love your work, Mary, especially this newest piece. I too am a teacher and a mixed media painter, and I often like to use maps as a starting place in my layered paintings. I really enjoyed your post on the elepahnt sculptures, as well, and know that I will be returning often to your blog.

Crafty Dawnc link

10/28/2011 10:58:52 pm

this is a wonderful piece I love the dresses in the post above as well I suppose it's something to aspire to the artist is making a real statement both with her ART & MATERIALS used Dxx

Jennibellie link

10/28/2011 11:07:47 pm

Love all the mixes on this canvas and thanks for the teaching on sands, something I never knew thanks for sharing Jennibellie x

Leovi link

10/28/2011 11:22:50 pm

Delicious paint with nice colors and textures, excellent execution.

Phoenix Peacock link

10/29/2011 11:08:18 am

I love how textual this is! The blue paint is so shimmery - it reminds me of nail polish and I love it!

Kat @Kat's Nature link

10/30/2011 05:20:05 am

Simply Amazing , Mary I love the waxs' effects

- KAT -

geckostone

10/30/2011 05:36:30 am

Oh Mary this one is just oozing with delightful color, I love it!Deb

Victoria link

10/30/2011 07:33:23 am

Truly beautiful..i love this..when i had a first glance ..the blue caught my eye quickly..and..almost appeared to me as a blue wolf holwing...is that not interesting...maybe it is hiding in there somewhere!! Gorgeous work my friend!!
Victoria

Teri C link

10/30/2011 07:37:13 am

awesome use of natural materials! Beautiful!

Terrie link

10/30/2011 01:09:04 pm

Very cool textures and what an effort to get that particular sand - but with great results. It's great to be able to use something specific to where you live in your artwork.