This piece has been in the works for months and months.

Cold wax and oil on panel.  18 x 24

It's hanging in my teal bathroom.

The more I work with cold wax and oil the more versatility I find it has.  

I enjoy mixing dry pigments, charcoal, graphite, plaster, powdered marble

and I am just about to go scooping out ash from the fireplace.

The possibilities are endless.

During my hiatus from work, I plan to spend as much time painting as possible.

"Red Hots in my Dreamsicle"

Here are bowls that are drying, soon to be painted with cold wax & oil.

Encaustic medium, shellac, encaustic gesso and Panpastel

9 x 12 on panel

These as well as some bowls posted previously,

have been inspired by the river I grew up on.

Funny how I hadn't thought about that place in years 

and all of a sudden, memories came back and have become inspiration for art.