Gathering Threads
Intertwined
Fifteen
Thistle
Cottage Gate
Cottage Gate
6x6"
Encaustic painting on panel
Note on the painting: In this painting I start to explore using photographs as a collage element. I love using my own photographs, and this one has personal history. This gate was part of the first home that my husband and I bought... a 1920's bungalow in Richmond, VA. The gate opened up to a little cottage garden that we had in the backyard.
This photo has been mounted to a wood panel then painted with encaustic paint, which is made with a mixture of beeswax, damar resin and pigment. In addition to the photograph and paint, I've also used India ink and marks made with metallic foil.
Uncaged
Uncaged
4x4" Encaustic painting on panel
©2011 Giselle Gautreau
This painting is available at Many Hands Gallery, Capitola, CA