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Sumatran Tiger WIP I feel like I am finally getting somewhere with the second of my endangered species series. So far I have invested 64 hours in this painting.

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Burning The Tiger - WIP I am enjoying the process and taking my time. As with my previous endangered species painting, I will be donating 10% of the selling price to the cause of the Sumatran Tiger. This has already taken 42 hours and will be the most detailed one I have done. I am enjoying the process and taking my time. As with my previous endangered species painting, I will be donating 10% of the selling price to the cause of the Sumatran Tiger.

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Endangered Species 2 The Sumatran Tiger WIP Today I started burning the tiger. The board is 120 x 80cm.

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This Ape Peering

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Mother and baby orangutan

Pyrowax

Sideview

This is the first of my endangered species series. The Sumatran orangutans need all the help they can get. I will donate 10% of the price of this painting when sold to their cause. As with all my paintings, this was painted in what I have named pyrowax. It is a combination of pyrography(wood burning) and encaustic painting ( a mixture of molten…

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Endangered Species WIP This has been a great challenge and has taken 162 hours so far. 10% of what ever it sells for will be donated to go towards helping the orangutans. Please come and visit the Backdrop Gallery during SALA throughout August. I Think I am almost finished and will have it up and hanging for the SALA festival.

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Gorgeous Eyes the sole of the painting. These eyes are so adorable. The eyes are definitely the sole of the painting, I have just started adding encaustic paint to mama orangutan.

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The orangutan This is definitely the most challenging subject I have undertaken and one dear to my heart. Work In Progress This process so far has taken 110 hours and I suspect it will probably take close to that time again.

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Endangered Species Series WIP The size of this piece makes it challenging, but fun. So far I have spent 85 hours on this one. I have now started adding colour. Using a stylus with an dip nib, this stage is as time consuming as the burning.

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Endangered Species Series

This is the start of a new series of endangered species. Feeling the plight of their future, I will donate 10% of the selling price when it sells to help save them.

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DIY Solar Bees Wax Bleacher

DIY Solar Bees Wax Bleacher

After researching how to bleach bees wax without chemicals, I have built my own. So far I am very pleased with the result. I built it with spare parts I had around the house. The base is a spare worm farm module. The rest is from the top part of a dish warmer I bought to use for my heated palette. The frame for the dishes fits pertfectly in the base and the three dishes are used to house the wax.…

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The Stables WIP

This one measures 16” x 20”.

This so far has taken me 18 hours including the original drawing. As with all my paintings I start off with pyrography as my under painting before I add colour using encaustic paint with my stylus.

The Stables

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Roadmaster

I completed the painting of the Roadmaster yesterday. Today it will take pride and place in the gallery. This painting is painted on a birch ply cradle board and measures 16” x 20”. As with all my work it is for sale and can be bought through several means.

Direct from the Backdrop Gallery, 60 Bridge Rd, Langhorne Creek, South Australia.

From my Etsy Store. https://pyrowax.etsy.com

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I Get Asked Why? I often get asked “Why bother adding colour to your wood burnt pictures, when they look good as they are?” I hope that this painting of the motorbike half done, shows why.

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Roadmaster WIP

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Roadmaster With Colour

This is the way I add colour. The wax part of Pyrowax. At this stage I pick the colours I intend to use, even make new coloured blocks if need be. I use my encaustic stylus with an ink dip nib forced into the end. This allows me to get the fine detailed thin lines as needed. This nib has a large resevoir so even though it produces a fine line, it actually saves a lot of time as I do not have to…

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Roadmaster Ready For Colour The painting is now ready for me to add encaustic paint. The pyrography is complete. I always get excited at this stage with just a tad of anxiety.

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Roadmaster 12.30 Hours and Counting

Roadmaster 12.30 Hours and Counting

The actual motorbike has been burnt, now the forground and background to finish before adding colour with encaustic paint.