Sofie Skapski
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Summer Magic
Summer Painting!
Presenting Summer Magic, the statement 18″x36″ painting in my limited dragonfly/ lily pond series. This painting and series embraces my longstanding love of mosaics and in my mind the paintings are all mosaics created with oil paint and cold wax. They are built up in stages that take time and planning but at the same time they are free-flowing and intuitive. The smaller completed paintings are all on display at the Salish Sea Market in Bowser. I have just updated my new works gallery with all my latest paintings I have produced this spring. My limited poppy painting series will be available this summer at the Salish Sea Market as well. I also have small works and cards in the Comox Valley Art Gallery Gift Shop in Courtenay.
Summer Magic detail
New Works
Oil and Cold Wax
Cold wax medium is a mixture of white unbleached beeswax and odourless mineral spirits. When mixed, it gives oil paint a buttery consistency for painting thickly with texture, and hastens the drying time. I use palette knives and have developed a few distinctive painting methods including mosaic, contour, and layering. These methods can all be combined in one painting or used on their own depending on how the subject speaks to me.
