Fabulous encaustic beeswax abstract art. shimmering colours melt into a vibrant image of a beach seashore scene. It feels soft and isolated - a very calming painting. Its unframed and ready to hang, and has a gentle soft sheen which just needs an occasional burnish with a soft duster to preserve it. As its pure beeswax and dammar crystals it has a wonderful smell reminiscent of high summer and buzzing bees among a myriad of flowers. Encaustic paintings, like all fine artwork should never be hung in direct sunlight. For those people worried about melting, wax melts at 130. in the words of a famous American encaustic artist.. If my art is melting in your home you have a bigger problem, your house is on fire... Frame: Framing not necessary but may be framed if require