2 wax studies on canvas frame

The frame (20 x 20 cm) makes it easier to apply wax evenly and more thickly...

Wax was painted over the canvas and the surface was incised.

DETAIL of the above: I would like to retain the delicate scrapings of the wax

Watercolour was lightly brushed over the surface.

Watercolour marks add another element but some of the wax scraping marks fell off as the surface was handled.  

Second study - thicker wax and incised lines were deeper.

After brushing over with Chines ink.

I will slowly increase the size of the frames and make the wax thicker so that the incised lines will be more pronounced.