OILS & COLD WAX

I have always used oils with my encaustic painting, but lately, I have been experimenting with oils & cold wax on their own, or as the final layers on an encaustic painting. I’m surprised at how pleasing I find the matte finish over the luminous encaustic, and have already thought up so many ways to play with this contrast. Look forward to sharing my favorite pieces here as my cold wax exploration evolves…


Nine Elephants – 36″x36″x2″ Oil paint & cold wax over encaustic, India ink, wood glue, watercolor, powder pigment, wood ash, gold foil on wood panel (2018)

Red Sky – Oil & cold wax on 12″x 16″ Arches Oil Paper (2018).
Rise & Shine – 9″x 12″ Oil & Cold Wax on Arches Oil Paper (2019)
Broadstairs II – 18″× 24″ Oil, cold wax, pastel & marble dust on wood panel (2019)

Into the West – 9″x 12″ Oil & Cold Wax on Arches Oil Paper (2019)

Dar Sunset – 9″x 12″ Oil & Cold Wax on Arches Oil Paper (2019)
Weathered – 9″× 12″ Oil & Cold Wax on Arches Oil Paper (2019)
Moment of Calm – 9″× 12″ Oil & Cold Wax on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
Begin Again – 24″× 36″ Encaustic, oil, cold wax, sumi ink on paper, India ink & pigment powder (2019).
Knowing. And Not Knowing.- 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018) –SOLD
89/Openings – 24″×24″ Encaustic, oil, cold wax, iron, rust, coffee grounds, graphite powder, wood ash on wood panel (2018)
Memories May Be Closer Than They Appear – 24″×24″ Encaustic, oil, cold wax and dry pigment on wood panel (2018)
Long Ago and Far Away – 16″x16″ Oil, cold wax, collage, dry pigment on wood panel (2018)
The Stories We Inherit – 16″× 20″ Encaustic, oil, cold wax, pigment, robins egg, patina, India ink (2018). SOLD
Out of Darkness, Light – 24″x24″ Encaustic, oil, cold wax, pastel, wood ash, dry pigment on wood panel (2018)
Kibo – 16″×16″ Encaustic, oil, dry pigment, cold wax, wood ash on wood panel (2018) – SOLD
Bird of Paradise – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018) – SOLD
The View From Up Here – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
Palimpsest – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
Cliff Dwelling – 18″x 24″x 1.5″ Encaustic, oil, cold wax, india ink, pastel, robin’s egg, coffee grounds, patina on wood panel (2018)
SOLO Series – 9″x12″ Oil & cold wax on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
Refuge – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018) – SOLD
SOLO Series – 9″x12″ Oil & cold wax on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
View From Above – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, ash, dry pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
SOLO Series – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, ash, dry pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
Fire & Ice – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, dry pigment & graphite on Arches Oil Paper (2018) – SOLD
Making Progress – 16″x 16″x 1.5″ Encaustic, oil, cold wax, pastel on wood panel (2018) – SOLD
SOLO Series – 9″x12″ Oil & cold wax on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
Note to Self – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, ash, dry pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
SOLO Series – 9″x12″ Oil & cold wax on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
Note to Self II – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, ash, dry pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
SOLO Series – 9″x12″ Oil & cold wax on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
I Was Here – 9″x12″ Oil, cold wax, ash, dry pigment on Arches Oil Paper (2018)
New Bedford – 10″x 10″ Oil & Cold wax on wood panel (2018)
Shine On! – 24″× 24″ Oil, cold wax, encaustic, iron, rust on wood panel (2018)
Wellspring – 18″x 18″x 1.5″ Encaustic, oil, dry pigment on wood panel (2018) – SOLD
1974– 16″x 16″x 1.5″ Encaustic, oil, dry pigment, graphite, coffee grounds on wood panel (2018) – SOLD
The Wall – 20″x 20″x 1.5″ Encaustic & oil on wood panel (2018) – SOLD
Thinly Veiled – 24″x 36″x 1″ oil painting on wood panel (2018) – SOLD