Found - A Behind the Scenes Look

"Found" 6x6 inch encaustic painting on 2" cradled wood panel. Prints available here.

finished piece on the wall

sketch with colored pencil added

initial sketch in my notebook



As promised, here is a glimpse into one of my works in progress. This piece, "Found," is not only the final piece in my 6-part series, but it is also my Found Art Friday entry (I will post it again!). Gosh, isn't it funny to see how different the final piece is from my original sketch!?! I actually started out with a fairly similar rendition, but I found myself starting to etch in a series of rectangles into the wax, and before I could stop myself, I was adding color, then silver leaf, then gold leaf, then... this is what emerged. Right after I started etching the grid, I was thinking, "oh no, what have I done?!," but I'm really glad I took a risk with this piece. If not in my work, then where?

And, yes, FOUND is our FAF theme this week. Please email me a link to the piece you create on your blog (or send a jpeg if you don't have a blog), and I will share your work. :)