Water Soluble Encaustic

I was introduced to water soluble encaustic paints by Eleanor Crook and I fell in love with them as a versatile paint that I can take with me out of the studio. I am still exploring what they can do and how. Read about the rediscovery of water soluble encaustic paints here. (link leaves site)

  • A square painting of yellow chanterelle mushrooms with wax sculpture versions of the same mushrooms growing out of the bottom right corner.

    Chanterelles

  • The jaw of a human skull with a large bunch of yellow oyster mushrooms growing where the rest of the skull would be.

    Thoughtful

  • The remains of a lamb roast posed with a small bunch of meadow flowers

    Leftovers

  • A skull posed with a brain in a jar.

    Anatomy

  • A pile of assorted mushrooms and a leg bone. Mushrooms are lobsters, chanterelles, field mushroom and a wax cap.

    Foraged