Portrait of a Woman in Profile Painting

This painting is done in the encaustic technique, a very durable and ancient process that incorporates pigment with wax. When encaustic dries it 'cures' to a lustrous matte finish that lasts for centuries. The portrait is painted on fine linen that was attached with gesso to a lightweight wooden substrate. I was looking at Renaissance profile portraits and fresco paintings on Pinterest which inspired me to paint this self portrait (using two mirrors). I employed a rather limited historical palette in order concentrate on light and mood rather than color.

Painting:Wax on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12.5 W x 15.5 H x 1.5 D in

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