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| Self-Portrait, 1998 |
I've been painting with encaustic since 1998 when I did this self-portrait. At the time, I didn't know how to paint with wax. It was an oil sketch with wax on top.
Once I discovered how to handle the medium I put aside my oils. Encaustic allows me to easily build texture. It handles much like watercolor with the color intensity of oil. I can embed my photos, and other objects, and create transfers on the surface and carve into the painting. I wish I'd discovered this medium 20 years ago but no one was teaching it at the time.
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| Study of Jean, 2011 |
One of my goals with this blog is to promote fresco and encaustic painting, two techniques that are rarely taught in high schools or colleges. Encaustic classes have started springing up all over the country in the form of workshops but there aren't many fresco painting classes. This past year I developed a course and taught
high school students these ancient techniques. The next step is to teach a workshop for adults.
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| Study of Jean, 2011 |
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| Maisha, 2000 |
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| Allia Potestas, 2011 |
