New Encaustic: Forest for the Trees
This painting was inspired during my drive back from Alaska. The highway is just cut through the vast trees in most places so all you see driving down the highway is tree trunks. I have a fondness for trees, and they are often a subject I use in my pieces.
I am continuing to experiment with the possibilities of encaustic and the ability to layer. On this piece, I started with the layer of trees directly on the wood, then created a mid layer of outlined trees, finishing with the white trees on the foreground. The trees in the foreground are raised slightly from the rest of the painting, but I wasn’t able to get a photo that captured that relief to be able to show it here.
It is also, in a way, a collaboration with my Grandpa. He built many of the cradled wood panels I use to paint on, including this one. He also is responsible for the title of this piece. I showed him the first layer and he said he couldn’t tell at first that they were trees and joked that he couldn’t see the forest for the trees. So, thanks Gramps for your contributions!
This painting can be seen & purchased in my etsy shop here.
