Oak Tree Painting | Marsh Oil Painting | Swarovski Crystal Embellishment | Gallery Wall Art | Gold Leaf Detail | Landscape Oil Painting

Original gold leaf oil painting with Swarovski crystals on hardwood panel with satin resin finish. This painting is part of a series of 12" +12" paintings of the marshes off Wilmington Island in Savannah, Georgia. The oak trees surrounding the marshes are quiet giants. At dusk they create a mystical atmosphere that is both soothing and peaceful especially those covered in Spanish moss found on most of the trees in both historic downtown and the many barrier islands that surround the area. Following a series of photos I sketch the composition in charcoal on a hardwood panel. Once the composition is complete I spray fix the charcoal drawing and begin to paint using quality oil paints. The fun part is once the paint has dried I cover the painting with a hard wax resin, I melt the wax over the complete image, encaustic painting.  Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, is a form of painting that involves a heated wax medium and oil pigments. The melted mix is applied to a hardw