Gilded Sea is an small 3x5 encaustic painting created by artist Carrie Hullar. The encaustic paint used for this painting was created by Carrie using dry pigment powders. The technique used to create the gold lacing is a technique known as a Shellac burn. It involves applying shellac and burning it with a torch to create this beautiful affect. The painting is on sold wood panel and comes with a small easel to stand it on.