Tempera portraits, although as detailed as the encaustic ones, did not have the same glossy finish and nuanced contrast created with molten wax. Another iconic work of art painted with encaustic ...

(Courtesy photo) Hamilton-based encaustic painter Pamela Caughey can take the heat. Encaustic (an ancient Greek word meaning “burning in”) painting is a process involving the fusion of hot wax ...

And it’s not simply a case of photo-quality rendering in an artificial medium like photography. Encaustic then, as now, was about 85 percent beeswax. Wax looks like skin because it is ...

Simply put, encaustic painting is a type of painting where artists paint not with pigment, but pigment infused with hot wax that can be ... of priceless Fayum portraits. Encaustic also proved ...

Asked about her selection process for this exhibition, Ms. French noted, “While ancient Egyptians created portraits ... 2008, encaustic, 15 x 30. All images courtesy New England Wax.

The show vividly reflects his tendency toward the peripatetic, incorporating photography and encaustic (or hot wax painting), video ... Take his two 1999 self-portraits, “Channel 11” and ...

The artistic medium of encaustic is a rare one ... Stoa’s work focuses on a series of self-portraits usingblack-and-white photos that she encases in wax. Strings dangle frompieces to represent ...

Idea Gallery, a contemporary art gallery located at 6551 Cty T in West Jacksonport, invites the public to see the featured ...

Memphis-based multimedia artist Catherine Erb likes to wax the face value off of things. Starting with shots from her photography hobby, Erb mounts layer after layer of encaustic wax over each ...

Unwind, get inspired, and explore the ancient art of encaustic painting at Wax & Relax, a hands-on Toronto art workshop. In this beginner-friendly encaustic painting class, you'll work with molten ...