A new adventure-Encaustic Painting
SOLD
I think my first experience with encaustics (wax art) was on a little vacation to Savannah Georgia 7 years ago and in the gift shop of SCAD, Savannah School of Art and Design. I just stood looking at this little piece of wax art that intrigued me. How did the student do that! I loved the depth that the wax gave the painting. And then again last year in an art gallery on another trip. Both works were sweet small landscapes. Since then I have been on the internet learning as much as I can about encaustics. And finally I decided that I have to try it! At first I tried several different ideas that I had and was very disappointed in the results and put my wax away. But I kept looking at wax postings and then tried again. There is definitely a learning curve and I am still learning. I really enjoyed this winter huddling next to the my griddle that I use to heat the wax. The beeswax is mixed with tree resin and comes in different colors as well as I like to use oil pastels that I can mix with the wax. Every layer of wax needs to be fused to the last layer. I use a heat gun to heat and fuse the wax layers. The look can really vary, from paintings to mixed media collages. I love mixing colors and seeing the movement that I get with the wax. So far I have sold three of my mini waxed paintings which was so exciting.
Both of these are sold as well.
Reviews
Beautiful piece and the texture is Amazing ❤️
Shipped out fast! Absolutely stunning! Just as beautiful as the photos show!
