A New Banner and New Paintings

Original Art for Dollhouse and Miniature Art Collectors

I decided it was time to revisit my Etsy banner, after all this is the shop sign to my online store. I like to keep the overall look in keeping with my branding naturally but the new blue background and update on the paintings brings a feel of the winter season.

Lots of New Paintings

It has been a great last quarter for my Art In Wax miniatures and many commissions too, my billboard mixed media pieces are proving especially popular for miniature ice cream parlour, some local but many going to the US.

This week I have been  painting winter landscapes, it’s turned colder here this week, so maybe I’ve been subliminally inspired !

Etsy and Art In Wax

Etsy plays a very important role in my business with many international orders coming via this market place.

Visit my Etsy Store @ Art In Wax on Etsy

Not all pictures make it onto Etsy ! I often show my paintings and some times work in progress pictures on Facebook and then they don’t always make it to Etsy, as the paintings are sold direct via Facebook and social media.

How Miniature Art In Wax became part of a very special day.

Earlier this year a friend asked me to help her create the place cards for her wedding.

She and her husband to be, love country style and with a special infinity for all things “Stag and Doe”. She showed me the cake topper she had bought for the cake and with this in mind I painted the little miniature painting of the kissing Stag and Doe heads. The cake was a silver birch style which you can see in the photographs below.

Miniature Art

Painted in my Encaustic wax paints onto gloss card, the miniature painting is just 2 x 1 1/2 inches and is shown below in a tiny wooden frame painted black 2 x 2 1/2 inches. My husband took a photograph of the painting which after cropping became part of the wedding place card design.

Now the wedding has taken place I can show these …..

Wedding Stationery

As the idea evolved my friend and I designed her wedding invitations to match, and the wedding stationery theme was created.

Using my miniature painting, (a rarity ! I don’t often allow prints of my artwork) we created the wedding stationery design, which was then printed and the bride made her invitations and place cards, layering the printed card on gold and green card stock.

Unique Table Settings

The card holders were individually made by the grooms son, beautiful walnut wood craved and with a tree of life medallion set in. A very talented craftsman, he also made a wonderful Oak centre piece and Pine cake stand for the occasion. The wood was also local and sourced In the Southend and Wakering area by the family as they are arborists for their business.

I’m very proud to have my painting part of this wonderful occasion, we have had a fabulous week being part of the wedding with our great friends.

The Dressing Room Hollywood Collection

New Miniature Paintings – Dressing Rooms

My dressing room paintings are great fun to paint and very popular in both miniature Art Card and dollhouse size,  so I thought this time I would do something a little bit different for these new ones.

These three new paintings in Encaustic wax paint of course are 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches ACEO size.

Growing Up Watching Movies

I grew up watching old movies and still love seeing them today ….

The new paintings below are called …..

“That Green Dress” my take on the curtain dress from Gone with The Wind ….
I do like to quote Scarlet …. as tomorrow is always another day 😉

“Day at the Races” with a fair lady perhaps

“Waltzing Dress” a nod towards the huge and glamorous  dancing dresses in The King and I

at the time of writing these paintings are for sale …..

Commission  a dressing room painting

If you would like one of my miniature dressing room style paintings in a particular style or size. For a Dolls house maybe, I have painted other pieces much smaller than these, so why not get in touch and I may be able to paint one especially for you.

Commissioning a piece of miniature Art In Wax by Hazel Rayfield.

All My paintings are original, I’m open to painting commissions, only in my style, I don’t do copies / reproductions. Simply contact me via my online form, or message me via Facebook with brief details of your proposed commission so we can discuss creating a unique piece of art for you.

It is as easy as that!

Commissions can be a single piece or a set of two or more paintings. Price is dependant on your requirements and will be quoted together with payment terms before the commission is started.

Copyright : All artwork and photographs of the artwork are copyright the artist Hazel Rayfield. They may not be copied, used, saved or printed in any format without prior permission of the artist. I, Hazel Rayfield retain the copyright and the right to use copies of my paintings and artwork, sold or unsold, in anyway, at anytime, which may include prints for sale, or publications or in promotional literature.

My Encaustic Art paintings have been created by me using molten encaustic coloured wax, on encaustic gloss card and other card supporT-shirt.

New Seasonal Miniature Art Painting

Bonfire Night and Fireworks

Bonfire Night and Fireworks have made for some challenging and fun paintings, I haven’t really done many before, but they have proven very popular.

With the London eye at New Year’s Eve being a special request from a lovely lady collector of my art.

Halloween

Halloween  is always popular and the Glamorous Witch above is a new piece painted for the occasion.

Christmas

Christmas is my favourite….. I get to paint sparkles and Christmas trees, what’s not to love.
This year I also did some new Christmas themes such as my ballerina pieces and the fireplace and window paintings, plus one of my shop A Boards, which you can see more of in my blog post from last month. Miniature Dollhouse Billboard Signs

Miniatures as gifts

Miniature Art also makes a lovely gift too, for both dollhouse and miniature collectors and as a very unique present of an original painting for someone who likes special one of a kind ornament or objet da.