Dragon ’ s Stare , AartZ encaustic Wax Block Colours ( wax only formulation – no resins no longer available ) on heavy line-board card , 20 x 30 inches , 1999
Yet another mystical image , this dragon represents the power of the soul , the watchful awareness is ever present . I did this with a wax I had created in order to provide users with new colours . It was branded ‘ AartZ Wax ’ but is no longer made . This encaustic dragon creation is one of only a few images where I did actually draw out the subject on a sketch pad one evening , then created the background by hot air gun technique , as an environment for the stylus drawn graphic . The ‘ face ’ that appeared above and slightly to right of centre is one of those marvelous alchemic manifestations which abound in the form of encaustic art I practice .