✦ TRIPTYCH ✦
Three-Panel Original Encaustic Artwork
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About This Artwork
Australia has some of the most beautiful birds in the world - bright, coluorful and diverse. Our bee-eaters are small but spectacular - they swoop through the air, catching bees on the wing.
I photographed these bee-eaters doing just that in the Australian bush and used it as inspiration for this triptych. I combined cold wax with oil and built layers of contrasting colours, carving into them to create depth and texture. I included both abstract and realist features, which add to the impression of movement.
'Bee-eaters in the Bush' is part of my unique Last Light Series, which celebrates the ethereal qualities of encaustic (hot wax) and the vibrant colours of cold wax and oil.