Encaustic
Encaustic is an ancient painting medium. The Egyptians and the ancient Romans used beeswax based paints and the work has lasted for centuries. The encaustic technique involves suspending pigments in a hot wax medium and applying to a rigid support. I enjoy exploring all of the creative possibilities of this technique and I'm having a lot of fun with it! As with mixed media work, this medium is very receptive to layering. I enjoy embedding photos on thin papers and other ephemera, and layer with both opaque and translucent hot wax. I make my own medium (a combination of 85% beeswax and 15% damar resin) and I mix my own colors, using raw and manufactured pure pigments suspended in the melted medium.
