Client: Private Client
Location: Sag Harbor, NY, United States
Completion date: 2019
Artwork budget: $12,000
Project Team
Artist
Shawn Ehlers
Commissioner
Client
Overview
Water inspired photography embellished with encaustic wax. Two “32” x”32″ and one larger 42″x42″ piece are installed in the living room are of a seaside townhouse. Photographed with Polaroid cameras, the photos are then scanned, printed and mounted on birch wood. Encaustic wax is applied with a brush and then worked with a palette knife and heat gun to create texture which mimics the water. The pieces are then polished numerous times which results in a luminous surface.
Goals
The client being in close proximity to the beach decided on pieces which were water inspired.
Process
Artwork was seen by the client in a gallery and the gallery owner collaborated with the client. Works were selected and the project completed within the 6 week time frame.