I can't help it...next thing you know, I will be invading Poland

It is a German thing. Wax. Synthetic Resin. Earthtones. No felt or fat, so far, but I can't say that I can hold out too much longer.

It started with a little bit of beeswax medium in my latest abstract canvas. And, boy (Beuy?) did I like the luminosity of it. Well, that led to a little more. And a little more. And now there is a thick impasto, with many layers of earthtones coming through a honey-cream fog.

I am now letting the surface harden (!) before I can add another layer. I have never had to think about a surface hardening. Becoming touch-dry, yes, but this is a totally different reality.

And it is a reality I like. A lot. Even though, yes, it makes me a bit of a stereotype (and as a conservative, it fits that I would be falling into a German stereotype of forty years ago. In twenty years look out for the series of large, color photographs). I have always liked this stuff, but never really thought about doing it, until recently.

I am hoping to have this canvas done in time to post it on Friday, although I am not sure how well it will photograph, with all those semi-transparent layers.