Driftwood Painting

Living on an island in the Pacific Northwest is fantastic. The natural beauty of this forested haven amazes me daily.

 I try taking daily walks along the nearby shore and many times I will find some wonderful pieces of driftwood.

Much of the wood is too large or too small but this time I found a piece just the right size. I decide to create something fun.

I started by painting white encaustic beeswax on to the wood.

 I added some image transfer trees to the white encaustic. I then hammered some small black nails around the encaustic paint. I finished the painting by wrapping a bit of rusty wire around the nails.

I really like how the texture of the wood, wax and wire come together.