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Painting, wax on Wood
Size: 11.8 W x 16.5 H x 0.8 D in
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'The Velvet Calm" is part of my new Dreamscapes series of encaustic originals, created using the ancient Greek technique of burning layers of beeswax into wooden substrates using a live flame. I used my fine art photography as the inspiration for this piece, which shows a white-cheeked honeyeater perching on a twig at the edge of the Brunswick River, in the moments after the sun has disappeared behind the hills of Byron Shire on Australia's east coast. I love the serenity of this piece, which is created by the softness of the twilight and the gentle glow of the reflections on the water. Hot wax can be difficult to work with, but it's worth the effort because it lends itself perfectly to depicting calm water: the sheen from the wax has a water-like quality that is hard to replicate with any other material. My encaustic originals, which are in private collections around the world, do not need to be framed. The edges are burnished with antique gold as part of the artistic process, and the back is prepped with picture hardware, ready to hang.
Painting:wax on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11.8 W x 16.5 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Australia.
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Finalist, Refocus Awards (People's Choice), 2024 Finalist, The Facet Art Prize, 2023 Finalist, The Alice Prize, 2020 I'm an artist and photographer from Byron Bay, in the beautiful sub-tropical region of the Northern Rivers, on the east coast of Australia. The region is known for its beautiful scenery and spectacular wildlife, which I enjoy photographing as a nature photographer. Alongside my career as a scholar and writer, I've been creating art all my life, exhibiting my work at art festivals around the world. In 2017 I decided to launch my own art business, Scorching Skies Art, as an outlet for my encaustic artworks, some of which can be seen here. The technique I'm known for is known as 'photographic encaustic'. It involves burning layers of melted beeswax into enlarged, heatproof photographs, which are bonded to wooden panels and then transformed into wax paintings through the application of oils, inks, pastels and other materials. The resulting artworks take on a life of their own and are impossible to replicate. I'm drawn to the technique because it has such an ethereal quality, and also because the way the wax and pigments mix under the live flame feels like alchemy. Recent accolades for my work include: Finalist in The Alice Prize 2020 for encaustic triptych, 'Alice's Finches' Finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, 2019 (for 'Swooping Bee-eater', Skyward Series) Finalist in the 2018 Australian Photography of the Year awards (landscape category) Nominations in the 2017 and 2018 Fine Art Photography Awards, London (nature and wildlife categories) Shortlisted nominations in the 2017 and 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards, London (earth's environments and black and white categories).
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