Living in Texas I thought I should do a few pieces with a southern theme. In this mixed media painting I melted some beer bottles using the same method as I do with the wine signs. The bottle in the boot was melted then cut and remelted for smoother edges. The rope is yarn and the boot is textured using plaster. I extended the boot from the particle board into the framed painted canvas to achieve more dimension.

Boots and Beer

The Chef

The central part of this mixed media painting is on particle board and it is glued to canvas. The chef's hat, shirt, and arms are cut and fused glass from flat glass. The bottle on the table is a tiny melted olive oil bottle. The beard is yarn. The features on the face are tiny particles of glass fused in with the white flat glass. The painting is done in acrylics. Some of the items on the table are textured as well as the the bricks.

Some friends of mine drank the Kahlua that was in these bottles at Christmas. I thought they were such cute little bottles and they still are especially now that they are MELTED. I took a photo as I am giving the composition to my friends today for a gift. It was painted with acrylics and the drips are painted with glass paint. I mounted particle board on canvas to enhance the painting instead of framing it.

Kahlua!

The bottle was melted. It was clear so I painted underneath the glass to give it a red appearance to go along with the theme of the red wine. The grapes are red and gold glass. The bottle stopper is fused red glass as well as the the red glasses in the front. The glasses in the back are painted with fabric paint. The vines surrounding the painting are textured with paint.