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Nantucket Hollyhocks

$1,800.00

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!!) 

Free shipping in the continental US. 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. 

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Nantucket Hollyhocks

$1,800.00

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!!) 

Free shipping in the continental US. 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. 

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Encaustic paintings are created by heating a mixture of beeswax, pigment, and damar resin (added to create a hard, durable surface) to 190 degrees. The molten, colorful wax mixture is then applied with a paint brush. I build up layer upon layer of paint, fusing each layer to the one beneath it with a blowtorch, and then carving into and scraping away the wax. I often use pottery tools to create texture and patterns in my paintings, bringing me back full circle to my favorite childhood pastime of throwing pottery on a wheel. The layering and mark-making invite the viewer to look closely and spend a little time with the piece, hopefully providing them with the same sense of calm that creating the art provided me.

 

Encaustic paintings are durable and archival. Beeswax is impervious to moisture, making it suitable for any room in your home. Unlike oil paintings, they will not yellow or darken with time. Encaustic painting is an ancient art, and paintings have retained their vibrant colors after thousands of years. Encaustic paintings do not require special care but, like all fine art, should not be placed in strong, direct sunlight (such as directly under a skylight). They are perfectly safe in rooms that receive substantial natural sunlight.