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#45464
$3,500.00
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The translucent depths that make Carolyn Holman's work so enchanting evolve as she applies layer upon layer of beeswax, resin crystals and pigment to her "canvases" of wood. She fuses the elements with the heat of a blow torch, drawing on the ancient Egyptian painting technique known as encaustic ("to burn into"). In Flowers Coral and Turquoise, she gathers still life of vases and blooms, interpreting the setting in gemstone hues. The one-of-a-kind painting is initialed on the front, signed on the back. 35-3/4"W x 17-3/4"H. |
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Our Product Story
In an ancient technique using layers of beeswax, resin crystals and pigment, a heated beeswax/resin mix is brushed on wood. As it cools, oil paint is applied for the first layer of the painting. The clear beeswax mix is brushed on top. Heating with a blow torch bonds the layers together. This process is repeated several times, with pigment in between the many levels of wax, allowing color to show through. This creates a soft depth and translucent quality.
"...Mediums are interchangeable to me; as long as I can create a way to involve color, texture, form and layers. What I love about encaustic painting is that it takes time to see all that is there. There is a translucent quality when colors come through. A deeper layer can peek through barely being detected while directly or indirectly affecting the proceeding layers. The layers in the encaustic pieces push the illusion of depth even more by suspending and obscuring the colors, containing them behind a veil of wax..." Carolyn Holman.
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