Sea Echoes Series Encaustic Grid Panels
There are Sea Echoes in each drop of my Soul. My deep love of the Sea comes from my maritime roots. I was born and spent my early childhood in a coastal town in the Philippines called Navotas, located north of Manila. It is dubbed as the "Fishing Capital of the Philippines" because the livelihood of many of its residences were derived directly or indirectly from fishing and its related industries. I was surrounded by shipyards, piers, open fish markets, and salty air.
These panels come together to look like one big statement piece for that classic gallery wall look (by hanging several square paintings together, vertically/horizontally). Or each can be on its own.
As an ode to my long high-tech career, the naming convention I had used for the Sea Echoes Encaustic Painting Series is similar to the number process of assigning either unique version names or unique version numbers to unique states of computer software. Within a given version number category (major, minor), these numbers are generally assigned in increasing order and correspond to new developments in the software. At a fine-grained level, revision control is often used for keeping track of incrementally different versions of information. #thisisthegeekysideofme :)
Sea Echoes Series v.1 "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" Encaustic Painting on Cradled Wood Panel
Materials: Encaustic medium (a blend of clear beeswax and damar resin), encaustic paints, vintage musicsheets and postage stamps (the postmaks are from 1939), seashells, sandollar, coral, fishnet, cheesecloth, sewn fabric such as denim, lace and burlap.
Sea Echoes Series v.2 "Let the Sea Set You Free" Encaustic Painting on Cradled Wood Panel
Materials: Encaustic medium (a blend of clear beeswax and damar resin), encaustic paints, oil sticks, vintage postage stamp, seashells, sand from Shell Beach-St. Barts, sea glass from Glass Beach-Kauai , dyed cheesecloth, stitches, and india ink.
Sea Echoes Series v.3 "I'm a Dreamer but I'm not the only one" Encaustic Painting on Cradled Wood Panel
Materials: Encaustic medium (a blend of clear beeswax and damar resin), encaustic paints, oil sticks, coral, and india ink.
Artist Note:
"I'm a Dreamer but I'm not the only one" quote is from John Lennon's Imagine lyrics."
Sea Echoes Series v.4 "Sail Away with Me" Encaustic Painting on Cradled Wood Panel
Materials: Encaustic medium (a blend of clear beeswax and damar resin), encaustic paints, oil sticks, seashells, sand from Shell Beach-St. Barts, sea glass from Glass Beach-Kauai, and india ink.
Sea Echoes Series v.5 "Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted" Encaustic Painting on Cradled Wood Panel
Materials: Encaustic medium (a blend of clear beeswax and damar resin), encaustic paints, oil sticks, seashells, sand and sea shells from Carmel-by-the-Sea and india ink.
Artist Note:
When I had a gallery in Carmel-by-the-Sea, I used to spend 1-2 hours along Scenic Road running, picking up "sea treasures for my art" and sunbathing while writing in my Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal. That daily ritual was critical to my creative journey and spiritual practice. Each second was never wasted and I miss it everyday...
Sea Echoes Series v.6 "Dreams require wide open Spaces" Encaustic Painting on Cradled Wood Panel
Materials: Encaustic medium (a blend of clear beeswax and damar resin), encaustic paints, oil sticks, rocks, sand and sea shells from Carmel-by-the-Sea and india ink.
Artist Note:
Be kind to your inner artist child. Don't be afraid to Dream. And never give up. #TrueStory #CarpeDiemDreamCatchers