As many of you know I’ve been experimenting and working with wax infused photographs. I recently completed a fantastic workshop with Leah Macdonald. Her work is nothing short of amazing and fantastic so please take some time and check it out.
I’ve added a new Wax Infused Photographs portfolio to my site to display these images.
I think it’s safe to say that every artist works extremely hard in hopes of creating pieces that are significant and meaningful. The image below is such an image. I’ve practiced and worked through dozens of experiments and failures attempting to hone my skills with this process. While I am far from anywhere near where I hope to be some day, my hard work was rewarded with this piece. It’s wax pour hand painted image on a 9″ x 12″ x 1/2″ wooden panel. When I sat down to work on this image after the wax pour had set up I really had no idea what I wanted to do with it. I knew I wanted to hand pain the dress so that’s where I started. It became apparent very quickly that this was all this needed.
In addition to Leah’s teaching a few people deserve credit for this piece. Michael Pannier for inviting me to spend a weekend in his studio doing “arts and crafts” and the beautiful model Breanna Marie.
Wax Infused, Hand Painted ©2015 william earle