Riot of Wildflowers

About this artwork

This painting, "Riot of Wild Flowers" was created with, and combining, "leftovers". I had a piece of handmade paper leftover from a batch that I created for other work. My natural fabric dyes used in another painting were starting to break down, and I had several colors of leftover encaustic paint but not much in any color. I started this painting with very little planning. My main goals were to use up the materials, create something colorful, and have fun! Once the flowers emerged, I decided to use inks to loosely define some of the shapes. I'm not sure that I would say that I "broke the rules" as I really didn't have any rules for the painting to begin with.