http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html The inspiration of these paintings is from words of war and chess. Layers of writing on paper in sumi ink are infused with encaustic. Layered with encaustic , pigments & oil stick. All paintings on wood panels. “Smothered Mate” included in the 5th Annual Conrad Wilde Gallery Encaustic show. Many of these paintings are inspired by the game of chess and were featured in Letter Arts Review, 23:3, 2009 Many of these paintings were in the exhibit “ In Opposition” at K Saari Gallery from 2009. http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#0 35bb1ad2-b609-45e8-8494-bd32afca1922 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/PB090001.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/PB090001.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Battlefield<br/></p><p class="Caption">20” x 20”<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Featured in Letter Arts Review</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#1 86ed8467-1ded-42c9-9325-49e0ec6ddf6f http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P9290009.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P9290009.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Detention<br/></p><p class="Caption"> 20” x 20”<br/></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#2 adf53430-06af-41a1-a7ed-ed92dda5ce74 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P9290004.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P9290004.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Vanquished<br/></p><p class="Caption"> 20” x 20”<br/></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#3 1725dbba-f339-4ba2-b557-14959680760f http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P7120041.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P7120041.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Collision<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">30” x 30”</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#4 cc3f70e1-f35a-4f01-a3f4-f86a92e1ffac http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P9290016.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P9290016.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Articulate Collision<br/></p><p class="Caption"> 20” x 20”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#5 72f3a819-8468-4a47-9b98-7eadb1dd6b41 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P7120060.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P7120060.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Verbal Monolith<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">30” x 30”</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#6 72c999d8-2e71-488a-b171-e8d0dcb6843f http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4300020.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4300020.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bloodbath<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">30” x 30”</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#7 7f8b058b-4af0-439e-99a6-a10b421d5459 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4130057.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4130057.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Crosscheck<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">24” x 24”</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#8 4be5601b-eea2-4432-a060-61de970a9df9 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4130071.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4130071.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Smothered Mate<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">24” x 24”, sold</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#9 1fb93d58-408e-4cc8-a8fd-659877a4fa94 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/Pawn%20Chains.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/Pawn%20Chains.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Pawn Chains<br/></p><p class="Caption"> 20” x 20”<br/></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#10 bef69947-c24c-48f4-8aeb-87ecbc5b001b http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/Caliph%27s%20Peons.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/Caliph%27s%20Peons.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; 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" class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Horsemen<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">14” x 14”,<span class="style_3"> SOLD</span></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#13 1d4b3291-5461-4d6c-b742-8d37db1c9dff http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/Bishops%27%20Four.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/Bishops%27%20Four.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bishops' Four<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">14” x 14”, SOLD</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#14 b6ceb3c8-bbe3-4793-9ed6-738ebaad233b http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4230001.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4230001.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Rook Board<br/></p><p class="Caption"> 14” x 14”<br/></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#15 db3f8755-c8c3-4939-b946-6928c79d1e28 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4230017.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4230017.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Caballo<br/></p><p class="Caption">14” x 14”<br/></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#16 0eaec27d-e199-4281-b6fc-b73a4b3355f9 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P5140014.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P5140014.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Knight’s Instructions<br/></p><p class="Caption">14” x 14”, Sold<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3"> SOLD</span></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#17 50b83778-c119-49b0-b203-f2ed2a0a51e2 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P5140011.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P5140011.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Truce<br/></p><p class="Caption">14” x 14”<span class="style_3"> , Sold<br/></span></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3">SOLD</span><br/></p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#18 560e8a85-037c-4715-baa8-03dfa11428b4 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P6130010.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P6130010.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Fat Red Line<br/></p><p class="Caption">14” x 14”<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Featured in Letter Arts Review</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#19 2b021e2a-fa7a-4d8b-a1b6-9cfb6c5d3315 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P6130007.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P6130007.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">War of Words<br/></p><p class="Caption"> 14” x 14”<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Featured in Letter Arts Review</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#20 e6365c74-77f2-4429-907e-c013168dfb63 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P8140017.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P8140017.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Equus Red<br/></p><p class="Caption">14” x 14”, Sold<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Sold</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#21 6e708be3-a660-4dc8-a802-9f64fdef8c47 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P7120054.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P7120054.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Tattoo<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">30” x 30”</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#22 dbd0d5c8-9e6e-4d03-8290-ffd71b4993ff http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4130051.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P4130051.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Stalemate<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">20” x 20”</p></div></div> http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics.html#23 b110e323-d424-49ff-8226-b2d681737718 http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P3040005.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.laurawait.com/laurawait.com/Encaustics_files/Media/P3040005.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Closed File<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">20” x 20”</p></div></div>