The Balsam Poplar Series focuses on pattern and multimedia arboreal-based paintings. The model for these paintings is a western balsam poplar tree located in Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
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![Balsam Poplar Series, pewter, 6" x 6" each, encaustic & foil on Belgian linen on panel, 2013.](https://charylweissbach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/7.Weissbach_Baroque-Balsam-Poplar-Series-pewter-6x6-each_900-570x274.jpg)
I have been incorporating this poplar into my work for over a decade. I use stenciled wax (customized hand-made stencils), mica pigments, polymer resin, and metal leaf accents. In addition, the patterned sgrafitto effects in these pieces are created with a batiking tool known as an Indonesian tjap.
![Balsam Poplar Series, cyan. 12” x 32” Encaustic, 12K white gold leaf on Belgian linen on panel, 2010](https://charylweissbach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/image28-570x189.jpg)
The series contains many pieces in varying styles, colors, and materials. Check out this link to my website, where you can see full-sized versions of many of the paintings!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
![Indonesian tjaps, stamp-like tools used for batiking.](https://charylweissbach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vintagetjapgroup.jpg)
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