Yugen

24" x 36" Encaustic and gold foil on birch panel | "A profound, mysterious sense of beauty in the universe and the sad beauty of human suffering. A subtly profound grace, not obvious." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude

Fuubutsushi

16" x 40" Encaustic on birch panel | "The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude

Gensoteki

22" x 48" Encaustic on birch panel | "Fantastical, magical, mystical, like glowing lanterns at night, calming, genteel, eerie beauty." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude

16" x 31" Encaustic and mixed media on birch panel | "Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth & beauty." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude

Wabi - Sabi Volume II

18" x 36" Encaustic and mixed media on birch panel | "Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth & beauty." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude

Waki Aiai

30" x 40" Encaustic on birch panel | "A harmonious atmosphere." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude

Fushigigaru

18" x 36" Encaustic on birch panel | "To be curious, to wander, to marvel." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude

15" x 15" Encaustic, mixed media on birch panel | "The feeling upon meeting someone that falling in love with them is inevitable." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude

Yuukaze, Kaki

12" x 12" Encaustic on birch panel | "Evening breeze, persimmon." 2019 © Natalie Salminen Rude