Nantucket Hollyhocks
24” x 24,” encaustic on panel
Think summer on Nantucket, and the flowers that comes to mind are hollyhocks, which grow in many of the cottage gardens. They come in so many beautiful shades of white, pink and purple, and bloom all summer long, attracting bees, hummingbirds and butterflies with their sweet nectar. This original painting was created in encaustic paint (beeswax, with resin and pigment mixed in). There are lots of layers of color in this colorful, contemporary flower painting!
My encaustic paintings feature rich colors and textures, while the multiple layers and mark-making invite close looking. The luminous surface also makes you want to reach out and touch the painting, which you can! Unlike oil or acrylic paintings, encaustic paintings are hardened with natural resin, and the tough surface which won’t be damaged by your touching it. (You can touch the encaustic paintings in my studio, but please don’t try it in a museum — the guards will boot you out!!)
For all large paintings, I offer free delivery in the Boston and Portland/southern Maine area. You can see how the painting would look in your home, and I’ll help you hang the painting (if you’d like me to). If you aren’t happy with the painting for any reason, after seeing it in person, I will offer a full refund.
Nantucket Hollyhocks
24” x 24,” encaustic on panel
Think summer on Nantucket, and the flowers that comes to mind are hollyhocks, which grow in many of the cottage gardens. They come in so many beautiful shades of white, pink and purple, and bloom all summer long, attracting bees, hummingbirds and butterflies with their sweet nectar. This original painting was created in encaustic paint (beeswax, with resin and pigment mixed in). There are lots of layers of color in this colorful, contemporary flower painting!
My encaustic paintings feature rich colors and textures, while the multiple layers and mark-making invite close looking. The luminous surface also makes you want to reach out and touch the painting, which you can! Unlike oil or acrylic paintings, encaustic paintings are hardened with natural resin, and the tough surface which won’t be damaged by your touching it. (You can touch the encaustic paintings in my studio, but please don’t try it in a museum — the guards will boot you out!!)
For all large paintings, I offer free delivery in the Boston and Portland/southern Maine area. You can see how the painting would look in your home, and I’ll help you hang the painting (if you’d like me to). If you aren’t happy with the painting for any reason, after seeing it in person, I will offer a full refund.