Crippled Dragonfly

Trying dragonflies. Not easy is it? This one looks as though it's either got an extra wing or a broken leg. By now I have got a stylus and a whole new world opens up. There is so much to this art form that I want to try that I just wish there were more hours in a day.

Having no art training, and certainly having no painting ability whatsoever, encaustic work is a real revelation to me. To be able to produce little pictures like this, that actually look like something real and recognisable gives me a real sense of achievement.