Wax, metal, heat, & rust make this texture, randomly created during encaustic painting process. This is a macro photo of a fragment of a 2'x3' sheet of metal used to extinguish the burning wax. The process creates random shapes and textures in a multitude of colors, though blue predominates. For the Art Department, this sheet of metal is functional, for me, the process creates art. 

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Some  photos may look like maps or galaxies, others are more abstract. I like to think of these images as splatter art.