Monday, May 25, 2009

Foothill Meadow

A new addition to the contest winner choices is this little wax collage I've lovingly called "Foothill Meadow". It is a part of the view I have from my front deck. This is a little 4x4" cradled canvas texture gem that is stained on the sides and can hang or sit on it's little easel, OR just sit on a shelf. There is a combination of paper, oil pastel and acrylic on this piece and it is "held together" by wax.
Wax Collage is an interesting process which I will be doing more of in the future. It is also called encaustic painting. The literal meaning of encaustic is "burned". So, the wax is "burned" or melted onto a surface. You can go many different ways with encaustic painting. Using wax as a glue, mixing wax with pigments or oil sticks, mixing it with damar resin as a medium and layering...it is so versitile. As I do more I will be talking more about this fun medium of work.

3 comments:

L.Holm said...

beautiful work, Saundra. I love encaustic work, but haven't been brave enough to try it. It has such a unique rich glow to it. So cool you're mixing so many media (mediums?) here!

Elizabeth Seaver said...

Oh, goody! I've been wanting to know how YOU do encaustic. I took a workshop a couple of years ago, and it surely seemed hard and a little dangerous.

I love this painting. I love the sky and its effect on the landscape.

Saundra Lane Galloway said...

Thank you girls! One thing I like about encaustic is how you never know for SURE how it will go...some papers are so transparent and some not so much...but, STAY tuned...I've learned a couple things that I'm glad to share!

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