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 Encaustic Series

To purchase artwork, please contact the artist via the contact page. ​
*SOLD* Late Summer Clearing: 6x8 watercolor, encaustic and oil
Senate House Marigolds: 12x12 Encaustic, watercolor and oil illustration created for Hudson Valley Seed Co. Prints available at https://hudsonvalleyseed.com/collections/fine-art
Russo's Feather: **SOLD**
Commission - mixed media encaustic on panel; Size: 5x7
Title: Hare 1 Medium: ink, hand made paper, encaustic wax, oil on cradled wood panel Size: 4 x 4 inches
Title: Hare 2 **SOLD**
Title: Autumn by the Pond **SOLD**
Title: Stormy Day by the Pond **SOLD**
Title: Glendalough Cross Medium: mixed media, encaustic wax on wood panel Size: 11x14 inches
Title: Moonlight Woods **SOLD**
Title: Church's Spirit **SOLD**
Title: Kinderhook Farm Medium: mixed media, encaustic wax on wood panel Size: 7x11.5 inches
Title: Mary Medium: mixed media, encaustic wax on wood panel Size: 8x8 inches
​WHAT IS ENCAUSTIC?
Encaustic painting is an ancient technique of painting with beeswax, dating back to the Greeks. Encaustic medium consists of natural beeswax and damar resin (crystallized tree sap). The medium can be used alone for its transparency or adhesive qualities or used pigmented. Pigments may be added to the medium, or purchased colored with traditional artist pigments. The medium is melted and applied with a brush and each layer is then reheated to fuse it to the previous layer. As layers are built up, textures can be created by such methods as pressing objects into the hot wax or incising the wax with a sharp tool. 

CARE OF ENCAUSTIC ART
Encaustic paintings are extremely archival, but as with any fine art, care should be given to them. Works will not melt in normal household conditions. The wax and resin will not melt unless exposed to temperatures over 150 degrees Fahrenheit. Leaving a painting in a car on a hot day would not be advisable or hanging a painting in front of a window with direct hot sunlight. They are also sensitive to freezing cold temperatures.

Some encaustic colors tend to “bloom” or become cloudy over time. If your painting appears indistinct, simply rub the surface with a soft cloth or nylon stocking. Over time the surface retains its gloss as the wax medium continues to cure and harden for up to 1-3 years.

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