encaustic class

For whatever we lose

(like a you or a me),

It's always our self

we find in the sea.

~e.e. cummings

my favorite place to be is near water

above are two shots

one of the luety life guard station

near my home

and the second of a light house

in pacifica, california

just outside san francisco

for the background i used

sounding maps from lake ontario

then added some clear wax and cheesecloth

and some umber oil paint to

highlight the texture