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In an ancient technique using layers of beeswax, resin crystals and pigment, a heated beeswax/resin mix is brushed on wood. As it cools, oil paint is applied for the first layer of the painting. The clear beeswax mix is brushed on top. Heating with a blow torch bonds the layers together. This process is repeated several times, with pigment in between the many levels of wax, allowing color to show through. This creates a soft depth and translucent quality.
"...Mediums are interchangeable to me; as long as I can create a way to involve color, texture, form and layers. What I love about encaustic painting is that it takes time to see all that is there. There is a translucent quality when colors come through. A deeper layer can peek through barely being detected while directly or indirectly affecting the proceeding layers. The layers in the encaustic pieces push the illusion of depth even more by suspending and obscuring the colors, containing them behind a veil of wax..." Carolyn Holman.
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