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The Railroad Bridge
Morning Tea, ala prima, 16 x 16
Rainbow Finch, gouache 2024
The word encaustic originates from Ancient Greeks, and means "burning in". The oldest surviving encaustic panel paintings are the Romano-Egyptian Fayum Mummy Portraits from Egypt, around 100-300 AD. But it was a very common technique in Ancient Greek and Roman painting.
Here I'm working with a hot plate, melted wax and heated brushes. The wax gets applied to the painting, and fused in with either a torch or heat gun.The layers come ups from behind and form fascinating colors and shapes.
An ancient art. Encaustic art. Using hot bees wax and damar resin to create a painting, has been thrilling. Composition, texture, shape and color begin to dance as the wax is heated, and this is often a dance I'm not always leading, but following. But one of the most exciting elements of encaustic painting is the ability to play with texture. Building texture into a composition is a dimension that offers a different view and depth in each painting. All original paintings, landscape and seascapes, flowers and abstract works.
With the torch and the heat gun, the layers of heated wax come together and fuse, revealing patterns and vibrant colors, shapes and light. Scraping, shaping and playing with the wax gives me the freedom to dance into undiscovered territory. Creating texture with each fused layer. Building depth and shadow, creating beautiful original art, using color and light in a sculpture of a flower, or an ocean, a landscape or an abstract form. Bold and alive.
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