A few years ago, my good friend Tanya Henauer showed me how to paint using colored wax and an iron. I was captivated. I dove in, trying out painting on all sorts of surfaces and staying up way too late. For awhile I felt like Richard Dreyfus in "Close Encounters of the the Third Kind"...every time I picked up the iron, I would find myself painting mountains.

Here are a few of the pieces I've done. (If you find yourself tempted to try this at home, one word of caution: don't use a steam iron --- get a craft iron or an old iron without holes. Also, beeswax is more pleasant to use than petroleum based crayons.)

Prints of artwork will be available online soon. Contact Ellen if you are interested in a specific piece.

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Journey	Blue Canyon	Guadalupe
Red Mountain	Paradise	Rain Jungle
Sage Canyon	Blue Cave