custom art for a special day

Recently I was asked by one of my customers, Debbie,  to make a custom piece of art

that she would be giving as a wedding gift.

Her niece had gotten engaged in France, which was special to her.

My customer, Debbie, wanted a way for them to remember that monumental time in their life.
Thus she asked me to create a piece of art using their photo.

This was taken right after he "popped the question".

Here is finished piece using encaustic wax as my medium.

 Here's what I did:

I got a photo enlargement of the village in the background

Adhered it to my substrate

Applied multiple layers of encaustic wax and fused in between each layer

I got a photo enlargement of the engaged couple and cut it out

Burnished it to the background

Applied multiple layers of encaustic wax and fused in between each layer

Added oil paint in areas for accent and enhancement, fused it

I used PanPastel for the sky, fused it

Applied a layer of encaustic wax medium, fused it

I did a stippling technique for texture for the greenery

Followed by etching areas of the buildings

Oil paint was applied in the crevices, then fused it to close the openings from the etching

Applied a layer of encaustic wax medium, fused it

The piece had to rest for a several days before I could move on to framing

Needless to say... Debbie, my customer, loved the piece.

I do, too!