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Building up texture
Some of my encaustic paintings this past year are very textured. I’ve been playing with building up layer upon layer of encaustic medium. Here’s a description of the technique I use. Continue reading → Continue reading →
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Enkaustikos Hot Sticks
Introducing Hot Sticks the newest product from Enkaustikos. Hot Sticks are ready-to-use professional encaustic paints, the same formula as Enkaustikos Hot Cakes, in a stick format. Hot Sticks are made from Pharmaceutical Grade (USP) beeswax, damar resin and artist quality … Continue reading
Monotype Workshop with Kathryn Bevier
Today I attended a monotype workshop taught by Kathryn Bevier at The Japanese Paper Place in Toronto – “Encaustic on Washi: using a light touch with Kathryn Bevier”. Kathryn Bevier is a Rochester-based artist who has worked for seven years … Continue reading
New York City: Encaustic on View
This past week we visited MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. We went to see great masters such as van Gogh, Picasso, Monet and Modigliani, seeing encaustic art at the galleries … Continue reading
Pan Pastel Love
I just started using PanPastel with my encaustic and I love them! PanPastel® Colors are soft pastels in shallow pans instead of a stick format. They are highly pigmented, dry color medium and literally go on and blend like a … Continue reading
Branding with Heat and Fire – Lorraine Glessner
I can’t believe that it has been a week since I was at the 5th International Encaustic Conference. Last Sunday (June 5th) I attended Lorraine Glessner’s demo on Branding with Heat and Fire. Lorraine’s demo was about burning paper and … Continue reading
Patterned Effects and Visual Texture – Gregory Wright
Last week my Facebook friend, Artist Thea Haubrich posted new Encaustic work. In this painting she used a shellac burn technique to create beautiful gold clouds. I was intrigued and I wanted to know how to use this technique myself. … Continue reading
Getting Started: Encaustic basics
If you’re interested in painting with encaustics this post will help you get started with the right supplies and tools. Continue reading Continue reading
Experimenting with Photographs in Encaustic
After attending an excellent presentation by Danielle Correia at last year’s Encaustic Conference on working with encaustic on photographs, I have done some experimenting of my own. Here are the results of five different experiments with photographs in encaustic wax. Continue reading Continue reading
