Encaustic – Page 5 – Enneagram and Encaustic

This is a repurposed piece that had, once again, faded. Just spitballing, I added dried flowers and leaves to it, but nothing was working. It made me think of undersea life, though, and I went from there. It’s not my greatest fish piece (out of 2 so far, lol), but it was an important step and inspiration.

Undersea

I’ve begun a new thematic interest, the undersea life. For me, this is a large piece, 10″ x 15″. I’ve made a new category and I hope to add more pieces as time goes by.

Summer Hiatus, not

Now is normally when I take a break from encaustic. However, this year my art cart is in a climate controlled environment. No need to compensate for wax that stays perpetually soft.

My postings of encaustic will still be light, though, because I’m working toward an illustrated book. No worries. I promise a few more random dead flower pieces this summer. You know I can’t resist them.

Nanny’s Lily

Another original that faded. Nanny’s garden in Maine always had beautiful orange daylilies. This is just a store-bought Easter lily, but somehow it makes sense to repair Nanny’s portrait with it.

Fairy Child, revisited

The original faded with age, so I repurposed it.

All the Stations of the Cross

It’s an official completed series! My first. For the most part I ended up satisfied with them and didn’t tweak. However, Four was always going to need work. We knew that at the time. And Eight wasn’t quite finished. Otherwise, I’m happy.