Encaustic Salvage Pieces
Encaustic painting, is a form of art that uses beeswax mixed with resin as the main medium. It is a versatile base that mixes well with oil pastels, oil paints and collage, which makes it perfect for my salvage project. A friend's art books were ruined in a flood. I am using the salvaged images from the ruined art books. Plus, I incorporate discarded jewelry and discarded wood (cut-offs) from a local wood working shop.
Becky's Butterfly, (SOLD) 6 by 6 inch encaustic mixed media
Aquamarine Hamsa, (Sold) 5 x 5 inch encaustic work in a gold frame,
I Dream of Venus, 6 by 6 inch, Encaustic mixed media, bronze metail frame, $200
Forest Bathing, 14 by 14 inch encaustic mixed media, $350
The Mystic, (Sold) 8 by 8 inch encaustic mixed media with Austrian crystals
Bathsheba in the Moonlight, (Sold) 8 by 8 inch encaustic collage
The Doorway, 8 by 8 inches, The background mandalas symbolize the universe and our connections with society, spirituality, and nature. The door is open, welcoming everyone to embrace the connection. Mixed media - encaustic, oil pastels, oil stick, Austrian crystals, and a metal button, $250
The Queen of the Heavens. She is an 8 x 10 inch encaustic (beeswax and resin) piece. The images are from my book on the Louvre. The 2 little angels are from Hans Memlin's painting the Mystical Marriage of Catherine of Alexandria. The Madonna was painted by Jan Van Eyck and is in the Madonna for Chancellor of Rolin. ($150)
Don't Sit Under the Oak Tree with Anyone Else But Me, Available at Frameworks, Plymouth, MI (5 inches by 3 inches) Encaustic abstract on recycled exotic wood cut-off. The wood is Purpleheart from Central America. The tree images are from an old book on paintings displayed in the Louvre. The original painting is called The Pond of Oaks and is by Theodore Rousseau. c 1812-1867
Splash (Sold)
Come With Me, 5 inches by 5 inches, Available at Frameworks, Plymouth, MI, Encaustic abstract on recycled exotic wood cut-off. The wood is Purpleheart from Central America. The couple on the path are from an old book on paintings displayed in the Louvre. The original painting is called View of Marissel by Jean-Baptist Corot. c. 1866 This area was dear to the artist’s heart. The bright yellow is a little stream called of Therain.
Van Gogh, 5.5 inches by 4 inches, Sold, Encaustic abstract on recycled exotic wood cut-off. The wood is Purpleheart from Central America. The original painting, from a discarded art book, is called Self-Portrait by Van Gogh. c. 1889-1890 “They say—and I am willing to believe it—that it is difficult to know yourself—but it isn’t easy to paint yourself either.”Vincent van Gogh in a letter to his brother Théo, September 1889
Flitter (Sold) Encaustic abstract on recycled exotic wood cut-off. The wood is Purpleheart from Central America. The little butterfly is from an old art book of paintings in the Louvre. The original painting is called A Princess of the House of Este by Pisanello. C 1380-1455