An Art Work A Day

This weekend I have been working on a book idea where I at present consider using non figurative abstracts like this as the illustrations. It is still very much on the layout planning stage.

Today I have been planting and replanting in my garden. Except from that I have mainly relaxed and read in my crime book. I am pretty worn out by last week's intensity.

It has been awhile since I worked in socalled encaustic art so it was lovely to play around with this medium again. For those of you not knowing what it is, it is different ways of using melted wax to create images or add in addition to paint. What is special is that it is kind of an alive medium when melted because it dries so quickly, so to some extent you can not control it thouroughly. It is totally impossible to make two paintings the same when using the technique that is used on these two works simply because the wax would not stick to the same spot in exactly the same amount the second time around.
There is one problem: It is very difficult to photograph thses works because the wax is so shiny. The colours are clearer in the original.

no 8/08 Hillside
encaustic art
size: postcard/A6
SOLD

no 9/08 January Magic,
encaustic art
Miniature art,
7x9 cm
$4 p&p is FREE


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