Category Archives: encaustic paint

Summer Encaustic Classes

I’m excited to announce that students can sign up for my summer encaustic classes offered through the Saturday Academy!  It is a beginning encaustic painting class for middle and high school students.  Here is a description of the class from … Continue reading

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Making medium, and a mess…

Before I start  into my blog post I thought I’d give some description about what encaustic medium is and what I use it for.  Encaustic medium is just the beeswax mixed with damar resin, so it’s clear or slightly yellow … Continue reading

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An Explanation of Encaustic

Well, I promised that I’d write an informative post on what exactly it is that I’m painting with and how it works, so here it is. I use encaustic paint which is basically molten wax. The word encaustic means “to … Continue reading

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