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Current Works

Encaustic works are created using hot, pigmented wax applied to a panel or canvas. Typically, layers of wax are applied to create depth and translucency and then fused with heat. Mixed media works often include a combination wax, oil, ink, or papers.

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The Gathering Light

4" W x 4" H, encaustic & oil on panel

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What Lies Beyond

4" W x 4" H, encaustic & oil on panel

The Unseen Horizon

4" W x 4" H, encaustic & oil on panel

A vertical landscape with a towering cloud in te sky above hills and fileds.

Veil of Memory

16" W x 16" H, encaustic on panel

Celebration of a Summer Sky

12" W x 24" H, encaustic & oil on panel

Verdant green landscape with groves of trees on either side

The Untamed Garden

12" W x 12" H, encaustic & oil on panel

A large dark cloud above rolling hills

Storm Over the Plains

16" W x 20" H, encaustic & oil on panel

Brown and gold prairie foreground with billowy cloouds in the sky.

Pursuing the Horizon

12" W x 24" H, encaustic & oil on panel

Autumn landscape of birch trees with oranges and yellows. Dark blue and purple shadows in the distance.

Gathering Shadows

14" W x 14" H, encaustic & oil on panel

Brightly colored landscape with a shadowed forground and deep sunset in the background

Where the Light Used to Fall

8" W x 6" H, encaustic on panel

A small painting sitting on an easel, it shows a meadow in the foreground and mountains in the distance

An Unfinished Memory

6" W x 4" H, encaustic & oil on panel

Clearing in shades with stands of trees on either side of yellows and oranges with stands of trees on either side

Forgotten Field

20" W x 8" H, encaustic & oil on panel

 © 2026 Kathryn Barker.

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