Let Go- Encaustic Collage Painting

      Awhile ago I promised to add my encaustic collage painting entitled, "Let Go."   It was therapeutic for me, but I have not yet been able to "leg go" completely.  I will be working on letting go for some time, I think!   I actually made two of these and have them both displayed at home.  I should mention the substrate (what it is painted on) is Ampersand clayboard and the size is 8" x 8".

      Encaustic paint is made with beeswax and a resin and will last forever if cared for properly.  The first wording on the piece is in wire letters ("Let Go"), and the wording on the little boy says: "fear, doubt, guilt, control."  The moon and trees are from a photo I took of our tree when the moon was especially pretty.

      By the way, the moon is supposed to be the largest ever at SUNSET TODAY!

Why is it so very difficult to let go?

                                                                      Let Go


                                                  To 'let go'  does not mean to stop caring;
                                                   it means I can't do it for someone else.

                                                       To 'let go' is not to cut myself off;
                                                        it is the realisation that
                                                        I must not control another.

                                                   To 'let go' is not to fix,
                                                        but to be supportive.

                                                    To 'let go' is not to be in the middle
                                                          arranging all the outcomes,
                                                     but to allow others to effect their own destinies.

                                                     To 'let go' is not to be protective,
                                                          it is to permit another to face reality.

                                                      To 'let go' is not to regret the past,
                                                           but to grow and live for the future.

                                                       To 'let go' is to fear less
                                                            and live more.

                                                        Author Unknown