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Imaginary Lake | Mixed Media in Paintings by Susan Wallis. Item in contemporary or modern style
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Imaginary Lake | Mixed Media in Paintings by Susan Wallis. Item in contemporary or modern style
Imaginary Lake | Mixed Media in Paintings by Susan Wallis. Item in contemporary or modern style
Imaginary Lake | Mixed Media in Paintings by Susan Wallis. Item in contemporary or modern style
Imaginary Lake | Mixed Media in Paintings by Susan Wallis. Item in contemporary or modern style
Imaginary Lake | Mixed Media in Paintings by Susan Wallis. Item in contemporary or modern style

Created and Sold by Susan Wallis

Susan Wallis

Imaginary Lake - Paintings

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Natural Materials

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DimensionsWeight
48H x 36W in
121.92H x 91.44W cm

The glassy surface of the lake creates a sense of mystical realism as we contemplate its fairy-tale magical quality. My happy place as an encaustic artist is right here: the land, water and sky. As I coax the pigmented wax across the boards in my studio, carving, ironing and splashing the wax, I hope to transfer these moments of awe and quiet contemplation and appreciation of the natural world into the work for the viewer. My intention is for viewers to empathize with the sites I reveal in my art, spurring stewardship.

48 x 36 in

(49.5 x 37.5 in framed)

Encaustic

Framed in solid walnut

Item Imaginary Lake
Created by Susan Wallis
As seen in Creator's Studio, Prince Edward, Canada
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Susan Wallis
Meet the Creator

Susan Wallis

Prince Edward, Canada

Wescover creator since 2024
Encaustic Artist

I fell in love with the ancient medium of encaustic painting in 2002. Previously an acrylic painter I was very unhappy with the flatness of the medium. I loved the depth and colour of oil, but found the messiness and long drying time cumbersome. The encaustic medium became the perfect solution to my creative dilemma. Wax and oil mixed together provide me with the vibrancy of colour inherent of oil, unbelievable texture, combined with the quickness of drying that suits my impatient temperament. Once the wax cools, the medium is dry to touch within seconds.

Currently my muse is the Canadian landscape. The vast fields, forests and lakescapes of Canada provide endless inspiration. Although traditional in subject manner my approach is that of simplicity. I believe strongly that a painting should depict the act of seeing, not the object seen. I offer through my paintings an atmospheric suggestion of possibility or the probability of the moment. It is what I don’t depict, the parts I leave out that is sometimes the most important element of my work. These ‘openings’ invite the viewer to participate by joining the colours and images with their own imagination.

I often paint from memory, as the restrictions of the medium do not allow for plein air painting. Imprinted in my memory are the changing colours of the seasons, the glistening of the sun on the lake’s surface, the starkness of the birch tree’s bark. I have an acute visual memory for colours and their combinations, which I feel is the key to my work.