Cold Wax and oil

I feel like a kid in a candy store!  An order of art supplies just arrived and I got to play with a new medium - cold wax.  I absolutely love using this!  The wax turns the oil paint into this creamy, lumeniscent delicious stuff that glides on the panel so wonderfully.  This is my first painting using cold wax but it certainly won't be my last.  I can't wait to get started on some more!

8 x 10 inch pastel "Macro of an Iris"

This painting took a little longer than usual for me. It was harder that I thought it would be. It is done on velour paper in soft pastel from a photo I took in my backyard. The irises are really beautiful this year and this one especially was a beauty.