Ready to pounce

“Shadow Cat” ( pan pastel, encaustic, toner transfer, pen & ink on cradled panel), by Heather Leigh Douglas, a member of New England Wax who’s based in Middlebury, Vt., and Upstate New York.

She says:

“I find it very important to have an emotional connection to that which I am painting. For me that occurs from actually being present and seeing the subject with my own eyes. This allows me to paint the images from my own perspective. In addition the emotions that are generated from my time spent in a certain place, as well as the emotions and memories that occur during the painting process, all become a part of the final piece. In this way each painting is unique and one of a kind.’’

Middlebury College