The popularity of encaustic painting waned with the advent of tempera and oil paints, which were easier to handle and required less specialised equipment. However, the technique was never entirely ...

Apart from wax and pigment, ancient painters mixed in tar and oil. The proportions varied according to the work’s purpose: due to the physical properties of beeswax, encaustic paint for outdoor ...

At first glance, most people coming across the exhibit of landscapes by Earl Schofield in the Peterborough Town Library might ...