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 Rose and Daisy, she gives pride of place to a pair of blushing blooms set against a background of pink-dappled blue. The one-of-a-kind painting is initialed on the front, signed on the back. 7-1/4"W x 11-1/2"H.
