Dividing Line Print - Limited Edition of 10

Encaustic is painting with molten pigmented wax. The encaustic medium is bees wax mixed with Damar resin. The resin raises the melting point of the wax to around 180 degrees. I now use encaustic wax and bees wax together and get different effects due to the different melting points of the two materials. In addition to the two waxes, I use pigmented oil sticks, ink, and even bubble wrap to get textures and patterns. Some of my work has been compared to Hubble Telescope images while others give a sense of being in a magical world under the sea. In 2017, I focused on responding to the Northern California fires through my art. I never know where the work is headed when I start out. Through the process of creation the image reveals itself. I also do photographic work but this work also leans towards the abstract.