River Falls Painting

I often use the ancient painting technique of encaustic, which means to “burn in.” Encaustic painting was used in the 5th C. BC to decorate and preserve ships’ hulls. Its popularity has waxed and waned for centuries but is particularly appealing to artists now. I have attended many of the International Encaustic conferences in the artists’ enclave of Provincetown, MA where people come from all over the world to share their expertise and art. In River Falls, I applied layers of hot pigmented beeswax, mixed with a hardening agent called damar resin. Then I heated each layer with a heat gun or torch to fuse it to the layer beneath it. For this piece, I also applied white pigmented shellac (made with dry pigment mixed with clear shellac), then painted it on the black or blue wax surface. After the shellac gets “ripe,” within 20 minutes, then I use a torch at a very low flame to create the filigreed surfaces on the painting. Encaustic paintings tend to get dull over time, but a simple rubbing with the heel of my hand restores its natural luster. Hope you enjoy this little piece. Encaustic pieces do not require framing. It is ready to hang in an intimate spot with other small pieces of original art, perhaps from my collection.

Painting:Household on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 12 H x 1.5 D in

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