Graphite and Wax

This holiday I've done several mixed media encaustic pieces. Some of these are of Helmsley Castle, and  I've done a couple of the follies at Castle Howard. They are not what I had in mind when I said that I am going to paint some of the North Yorkshire castles, but they have been fun to do. This one is powdered graphite and pencil, with hot wax worked into it. The drawing is much tighter on some of them than I usually do, but it lends itself to the subject matter. However, I will try to loosen right up when I try some of these scenes in oil.

Helmsley Castle