Ruth Maude, Author at All Things Encaustic

An Easier Encaustic Photo Transfer: The Parchment Paper Method

By Ruth Maude / April 5, 2021 April 7, 2021

You’re going to wonder why you’ve been doing photo transfer the hard way! The parchment paper photo transfer method means less burnishing and there’s no paper to dissolve so less chance of rubbing too hard and ruining your transfer. How to do a Parchment Paper Encaustic Transfer You’ll want to use a toner-based laser printer. Before you begin, prepare your …

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How to Reclaim Wax-covered Boards

By Ruth Maude / March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021

I had an interesting chat with a group of encaustic painters last month about reusing boards. Being stuck at home and having to rely on delivery for our art supplies, we are getting better at reusing what we already have in our studios rather than always buying new. If you’re like me, you have a stack of boards in your …

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Bee Colony Collaboration | Artist Conversation with Ava Roth

By Ruth Maude / March 2, 2021 March 2, 2021

This artist conversation features encaustic painter, embroiderer, and mixed-media artist, Ava Roth. I’m happy to chat with Ava about her work and introduce her to all of you. I think it is safe to say that all encaustic painters have a deep respect for bees. I’m sure that you’ll be as excited as I was to learn about Ava Roth’s …

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Make Two—At least | Work on Multiple Paintings at a Time

By Ruth Maude / February 23, 2021 February 26, 2021

The information in this post comes from Nicholas Wilton’s Art2Life and Creative Visionary Programs and is published with permission. A significant shift in art-making for me over the last few years is that I now work on a group of paintings, instead of just one at a time. This process—which I picked up from the Creative Visionary Program with Nicholas …

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How to get your art-making momentum back with Nicholas Wilton

When it’s Hard to Make Art | Finding Momentum

By Ruth Maude / February 8, 2021 February 26, 2021

I started 2020 on a high. I was convinced that this was the year I was going to have a regular art practice and that I was going to make art that was better than anything I had done before — and then COVID came along and I lost all my momentum. I’m sure that I’m not alone in this. …

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Yes, You Can Paint with Encaustic on Plexiglass

By Ruth Maude / December 13, 2020 February 6, 2021

When Encaustic is painted on Plexiglass, the beauty of translucent wax and the transparency of plexiglass combine to create luminous works. When I first heard about painting on plexiglass with encaustic I was sceptical. We always say that encaustic needs an absorbent surface to adhere properly and Plexiglass is not absorbent. But there are many examples of artists successfully painting …

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Tinting Encaustic Gesso with Aqua-dispersions from Kama Pigments

How to Make and Pigment Encaustic Gesso

By Ruth Maude / June 8, 2020 February 12, 2021

Encaustic Gesso is typically used to prime your substrate so that you are beginning with a white ground. But, encaustic gesso doesn’t have to be white. In this post, you’ll discover two ways to tint encaustic gesso. Underpainting with Encaustic Gesso In 2011, Hylla Evans introduced us to Using Coloured Gesso for Encaustic Underpainting. Underpainting allows you to map out …

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The power of differences to make your art stronger

By Ruth Maude / February 24, 2020 February 26, 2021

The information in this post comes from Nicholas Wilton’s Art2Life and Creative Visionary Programs and is published with permission. Vive la différence! Nicholas Wilton, the founder of Art2Life and the Creative Visionary Program (CVP), talks a lot about the power of differences to make your art stronger. “One of the overarching ideas in this course is differences. How can what …

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