New Work Wednesday & National Parks

12/7/2011

My new painting this week is entitled Long Mountain, named after Mauna Loa Volcano on the Big Island.
The Hawaiian name Mauna Loa means Long Mountain.
And the name is fitting since Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on our planet!
This massive volcano covers half of the Big Island of Hawaii!

My painting layers Hawaiian maps, encaustic (wax), ink, Wood Icing and acrylic on a small stretched canvas.

Long Mountain by Mary C. Nasser

Below are 2 details of the work:

Detail of Long Mountain

This week, too, I want to thank Jeffrey Strain for featuring me on his National Parks Blog again!
This post highlights paintings inspired by my artist residency near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
You can read the post in its entirety by clicking here.

And as I mentioned a month ago, Jeffrey asked me to let other artists know that he is always interested in doing posts like this!
So please don’t hesitate to contact him if you have National Park inspired artwork!

Happy Mid-Week!
Mary^

38 Comments

Hobby link

12/6/2011 08:26:00 pm

Lovely painting, Mary. Love the color scheme and swirls. Nice texture too. Beautiful composition! ~Hobby

Kae Pea link

12/6/2011 08:30:00 pm

Wonderful! I absolutely love the irredescent colors in this. Very rich. I dream of going to Hawaii with my family....

Christie Cottage link

12/6/2011 09:48:55 pm

Beautiful!

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ann's art @ studiohyde link

12/6/2011 10:00:15 pm

This is lovely Mary and the colours are give it a great effect.

Julie link

12/6/2011 11:41:09 pm

Lovely piece, I love Hawaii and the inspiration there is amazing.

Dion link

12/7/2011 02:31:38 am

Mary, this piece is just stunning.

xx

Maggie Flatley link

12/7/2011 07:11:47 am

Mary, this is beautiful! I have been wanting to learn encaustic painting, I love the impact they have on a piece.

Noreen Sullivan link

12/7/2011 07:32:42 am

hi mary, i love your art. how big is it? how long did it take to make? how do you get your ideas? curious! joy to you, noreen

Memories for Life Scrapbooks

12/7/2011 01:47:07 pm

Another fun piece! I love the shimmery copper color mixed with the aqua!

Phoenix Peacock link

12/8/2011 03:08:13 pm

This is really lovely!!!
It almost looks like you inlaid some stained glass. What a cool effect.

Tracey Grgic Potter link

12/8/2011 03:10:19 pm

Such a beautiful surface! Love your colours and textures. Happy PPF.

Tracey Fletcher King link

12/8/2011 03:38:46 pm

Love being able to see the details on your work... helps us to see just how beautiful and how many layers there are to them...xx

pointypix link

12/8/2011 04:34:31 pm

another lovely piece,Mary. I always love the symbolism you use and the wonderful colours. plus, its probably the closest I'll ever get to Hawaii!

carlarey link

12/8/2011 07:57:28 pm

Love your paintings. Congrats on being featured again.
I always say if I were to chuck it all and go back to school, I'd study volcanos, they are endlessly fascinating, aren't they?

Carolyn Dube link

12/8/2011 09:25:56 pm

The subject (Hawaii) is one of my favorite vacations spots. The textures are fantastic. The iridescent colors are stunning. No wonder you were featured on his blog!

EVA link

12/8/2011 09:31:44 pm

Beautiful colours and use of metallics. It came out beautifully!

Sheri Cook link

12/8/2011 10:00:53 pm

Gorgeous colors. Happy PPF!

Lisa WrightStuff link

12/8/2011 10:12:48 pm

Ooh I love the colours and amazing texture - fab!

- KAT - link

12/8/2011 10:45:47 pm

I just love the metallic paint you use. This art is so cool, Mary
wonderful. I'll have to check out those Parks photos too

- KAT -

Faye link

12/8/2011 11:46:14 pm

Wow, Mary, the colors in this one are so gorgeous. I love all the texture and the design too.

Jaime Haney link

12/9/2011 02:43:38 am

Hi Mary.... beautiful piece here. I am in love with that iridescent look you've captured. Is that just metallic ink/paint? or something else? A piece about one of my favorite places, Hawaii!

NatashaMay link

12/9/2011 03:13:26 am

Love the shimmer! Great piece! :)

Annette G link

12/9/2011 04:21:32 am

Oh wow this is brilliant. x

Valerie-Jael link

12/9/2011 05:28:58 am

This is wonderful, love the metallic shimmer! Valerie

Christine link

12/9/2011 07:04:11 am

Lovely colour and texture, I like the shimmer of the gold.

Carol Samsel

12/9/2011 08:05:52 am

Beautiful piece!! Love the colors.

Eelyn link

12/9/2011 10:39:12 am

Mary, itis a stunning piece. Love the gold. Happy weekend, Evelyn

Cheryl's Excellent Adventure link

12/9/2011 11:40:52 am

I love your new painting. Especially the turquoise and little bits of map.

Becca link

12/9/2011 12:12:54 pm

Oh my gosh Mary! This piece is stunning! Once again, the colors you choose are so beautiful! Such a beautiful glow.

TimelessRituals link

12/9/2011 04:44:48 pm

I've never used encaustic, but it seems interesting. Great job!!

Kristin Dudish link

12/9/2011 09:54:03 pm

I agree that the metallics create such a beautiful glow! I think the detail shots make beautiful pieces all on their own too - they would make wonderful prints :)

xo
Kristin