Artist Conversation with Andrea Bird
1961 – 2024 Andrea Bird died on May 10th, 2024 with her family and closest friends by her side. This artist conversation features encaustic painter, mixed-media artist and instructor Andrea […]
An Easier Encaustic Photo Transfer: The Parchment Paper Method
After reading this post, 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
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Reusing, Reclaiming, & Reworking Encaustic-covered Boards
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,
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Artist Conversation with Ava Roth | Bee Colony Collaboration
This artist conversation features encaustic painter, embroiderer, and mixed-media artist, Ava Roth. I’m happy to chat with Ava Roth about her work and introduce her to all of you. I
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Make Two—At least | Work on Multiple Paintings at a Time
If you think that you can’t work on multiple paintings at once you’re in for a surprise. You will actually find that it is easier to work on two, three,
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When it’s Hard to Make Art | Finding Momentum
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
Yes, You Can Paint with Encaustic on Plexiglass
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
How to Make and Pigment Encaustic Gesso
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
