The Verdigris Offering Collage

It is said that all life on earth is created from the matter of long-dead stars. This botanical inspired encaustic collage is composed of delicate hand-marbled paper (custom made by the artist) floating on a painterly background, encased in lush encaustic medium and with gold leaf detail. The soft, muted color palette includes green, gold, blue. Hand gilded gold leaf stem and pollen-like detail reference the star matter that permeates everything. The substrate is 1/2" birch ply. The French cleat mounting allows the painting to float gently off the wall with exposed edges, or can be framed by the collector. The painting surface is finished under a cloudy layer of encaustic wax. Encaustic art involves fusing heated beeswax and damar resin on the surface of the substrate. The results are a soft, barely opaque, molten surface full of nuance and character that catches the light. ⁣Care for an encaustic painting as you would any fine art painting.