Lots of pictures with this post today. This encaustic wax painting is about 25 layers, followed by lots of carving, followed by more layers added on top of the 'rocks' for texture, and then about 10 more layers of clear wax with oil sticks to add the 'water'.
The painting is 24 inches tall by 36 inches wide.
The top 2 pictures are the final version one laying down and one standing upright - the upright one catches a lot of light and shine where the laying down one is more true to the colors and actual look of the painting.
The third picture shows the carving in progress - the whole painting was layered to the level of the copper brown color and then carved back, leaving some high spots for rocks and rims of the pools at the top of the painting. I started with a base of about 4 layers plain wax followed by 3 to 4 layers of 7 colors.
I carved back, leaving the layers exposed on the edges of the pools and rocks. Once I had the carving the way I wanted it, I added a couple layers of clear wax to the pool and stream areas as a base for the oil sticks.
I used oil stick colors with more transparent colors like pthylo blue and green gold and a turquoise color. I did many layers here too - the oil stick melts nicely into the wax and then ever so often I added another clear layer of wax....
The last 4 pics(as well as the first 2 at top) are the final version of this painting.
All for today - Take Care
Tera
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| Clear wax layers to start with oil sticks. |
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