Still of the Morning

Emma Ashby grew up in England, where her deep affection for coastal landscapes was cultivated. Today, she continues to be inspired by the coastline around her home in Portsmouth NH. Emma paints with an ancient medium called ‘encaustic’ and has an MA from the Royal College of Art. About this collection:Beauty & Beeswax This exhibition celebrates the ancient art of encaustic painting—a 2,000-year-old technique that fuses layers of molten beeswax combined with pigment. In this transformative process, something magical happens: wax, color, and heat combine to capture my subject—the awe-inspiring beauty of the natural world, from luminous flowers to evocative seascapes. Ethereal, tactile, and utterly unique, these works are as much about the journey as the outcome. No reproduction can convey the depth, texture, and presence of the originals. They invite you to step into a world where nature and alchemy meet.