“Splendid Bastard”, encaustic on board. 12×12” (2017)
I simply love how I was able to capture the essence of my partner, Tim Tweed, in encaustic. He is a bit of a scoundrel though also the utmost gentleman and I think you can get that from the tilt of his head the sparkle in his eye. Splendid Bastard is the name of his men’s grooming supply company.
This painting was created in a class with Lora Murphy where we used encaustic paints by Enkaustikos that had been blended with microcrystalline wax. This allowed for a greater “open” time with the wax. I also used Ceracolours and R&F Paints pigment sticks.