WHAT IS ENCAUSTIC PAINTING?
ENCAUSTIC PAINTINGS are made by painting with molten beeswax. The word comes from the Greek enkaustikós: to burn. Many ancient funerary portraits were made using this technique. With the development of modern heat technology, encaustic painting has regained popularity since the early 19th century.
I use this same formula of purified beeswax, damar tree resin, and pure pigments — fusing multiple layers of opaque and translucent colors on a treated wooden surface. Manipulating the surface with a torch or heat gun appeals especially to my love of incorporating chance into my process. Watching the layers of wax move and interact is like watching a living thing.
My paintings use archival pigments in a purified beeswax formula to create subtle, translucent layers or touch-friendly bold textures. All of my paintings are made using exclusively archival materials and with proper care will not fade, separate, or crack over time.
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