Painting has sold, but its star still lurks

“Shadow Cat” (encaustic with toner transfer), by Heather Douglas, a partly Vermont-based painter and a member of New England Wax.

She says:

“I was working on a series of pieces with the theme of ‘shadows.’ My cat just happened to be standing in front of a French door, with the sunshine pouring in, creating her shadow. I took a photo, which was then turned into a high-contrast black and white image. I painted the encaustic board and transferred the toner image from a laser print, to create the piece. I was kind of sad when it sold because it was one of my favorites but since I have the living cat I cannot complain!’’

She currently has work at the Synchonicity Art Gallery, Wurtzboro, N.Y.