I’ve written a few blog posts about this piece if you’re interested in knowing more about it: why I made it and how I made it.
Making My Own Paradise, encaustic/oil/mixed-media on panel with rust-patina steel frame, 56″ x 81″ x 3″, 2016, private collection, photo by R.R. Jones
installation for Venice exhibition summer 2019, left: <em>Making My Own Paradise</em>, Right: <em>Nothing But Blue Skies</em>, photo by R.R. JonesBarbara Downs in front of installation for Venice exhibition summer 2019, left: <em>Making My Own Paradise</em>, Right: <em>Nothing But Blue Skies</em>, photo by R.R. Jones<em>Making My Own Paradise</em>, encaustic/oil/mixed-media on panel with rust-patina steel frame, 56" x 81" x 3", 2016, private collection, photo by R.R. Jonesdetail of Making My Own Paradise, 2016, photo by R.R. Jonesdetail of Making My Own Paradise, 2016, photo by R.R. Jonesdetail of <em>Making My Own Paradise</em>, 2016, photo by R.R. Jonesdetail of <em>Making My Own Paradise</em>, 2016, photo by R.R. Jonesdetail of <em>Making My Own Paradise</em>, 2016, photo by R.R. Jones