Two Months of Wax and Wonder

Recent Works: Commissions & Gallery Pieces

Over the past two months, my studio has been quietly buzzing with the rhythm of wax melting, brushes moving, and landscapes slowly emerging. The collection you see here represents a varied and heartfelt body of work — a mix of commissioned pieces for clients from the Isle of Man, alongside new paintings destined for ArtWorks 2 Gallery.

Paintings of the Isle of Man

Each painting has its own story. Some began with very specific requests: local landmarks, treasured viewpoints, memories locked into place by colour and light. Others unfolded more instinctively, guided by the texture of the wax, the pull of the landscape, and that strange alchemy between fire and imagination.

The painting of the Ramsey Swing Bridge, for example, was a deeply personal commission — a local icon seen through a client’s childhood memories. The Laxey Wheel, with all its intricate ironwork and layered industrial heritage, presented a joyful challenge in encaustic. Both now belong to new homes.

Eryri National Park

The rest — from the shimmering stillness of Llyn Padarn’s lone tree, to the warmth of a sunlit harbour, or a quiet valley — are pieces rooted in my love of nature and place. I’m thrilled some of them are now headed to ArtWorks 2 Gallery, where they’ll (hopefully) speak to others who share that same pull to land and light.

Working with encaustic is never predictable. It requires patience and a willingness to let go. But in the past few weeks, it’s reminded me again why I return to this medium: the glow, the depth, the unexpected beauty that arises when you let the materials lead.

If you’re near Betws y Coed this summer I hope you get the chance to see some of these in person at Artworks 2.