Scry Fish

I haven't posted here for a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been creating more encaustic little pictures.

The scry aspects of encaustic artwork are fascinating. Mine usually come about by happy accident, because I've been trying to do something else and it hasn't worked to my liking. Frustration takes over and the iron goes down with a plonk over the whole thing. That's the beauty of working with encaustic wax. A displeasing picture can be very quickly and very satisfyingly blotted out.

Sometimes a little miracle happens. I can't remember what this picture was originally supposed to be but it certainly wasn't a fish. He only made his appearance when I lifted the iron of destruction.

The painting is an ACEO, so it only measures 2.5 by 3.5 inches. He's up for sale at the moment on ebay.