There is hope when a perennial harbinger sings through winter ’ s bare limbs . This series , “ Call ,” of which two are shown here , uses the same tree photograph - printed on Tengucho and layered into encaustic medium . In Morning Call , the limbs are modified by painting with colored inks and then fusing lightly . Both Morning and Evening skies are modified with pan pastel fused into eleven clear , smooth layers . Yes , finally , the smooth layers .