Orange Glow Elephant, 6″ x 6″ sold
The setting sun cast an orange glow around and through Elephant Rock. This is the third time I have painted Elephant Rock at sunset. The first was a watercolor, “Elephant Sun.” The second was an encaustic collage, “Elephant Rock Sunset.” Even with the sunset and Elephant Rock static, the tide and the painting approach make for very different paintings.
Elephant Sun, 8″ x 10″ sold
Elephant Rock Sunset, 12″ x 12″ sold
6″ x 6″ sold
The liquid wax flowing over cooled layers of transparent encaustic captures the rolling wave as well as the back flow of the previous wave across the sand.
20″ x 16″ sold
This is a larger, more detailed tide pool painting than “Tide Pool Collage” done last month. Printed and stained tissue papers were embedded in the wax to create the texture and color of encrusted rocks and anemones. This contrasts with the smooth, translucent encaustic water effects of the tide pool’s depth and flow.
24″ x 18″
A minus tide in the early morning as the mists are just clearing makes for one of the best beach walks. Interesting sand patterns were created as the ocean withdrew during an extreme low tide. This made for an encaustic challenge of painting, scraping and layering translucent wax to try to capture what the ocean had done so well.
6″ x 6″ sold
Colored tissue paper and bits of encaustic stained paper towels were embedded in encaustic medium to build texture and give details to this tide pool scene.
12″ x 12″ sold
Sunsets are amazing in Bandon, Oregon, with the light and ocean waves flowing around the distinctive rock formations. The clouds shape the painting’s composition and colors. Encaustic is a great medium for capturing the glow of light in the atmosphere and water.
12″ x 12″ sold
Wave lines formed a zigzag as they met around this rock. The evening light added a bit of yellow-gold to the splash.
12″ x 12″ sold
The golden sand beneath the clear New Zealand waters on a perfectly sunny day provided a lovely color challenge for this encaustic.
16″ x 12″
Water flowing over rocks is fascinating. This painting tries to capture the experience of looking down through the gentle waves to the illuminated rocks below.
6″ x 6″ sold
This is a smaller version of my encaustic, Wizard’s Hat. The rocks, misty light and incoming waves are simplified to capture one of Bandon’s iconic scenes.
