R&F Encaustic and Dick Blick have created the ultimate set for painting with hot wax. Whet your appetite with Joanne Mattera's book, The Art of Encaustic Painting . Then go to your studio and heat things up. The set includes the following materials: Encaustic Hot Palette with Palette Thermometer heat gun three palette cups eight Encaustic colors Encaustic Medium Encaustic Gesso paraffin wax for cleaning up hand painted color chart of all 80 colors R&F offers The Art of Encaustic Painting by Joanne Mattera
Encaustic Art: The Complete Guide to Creating Fine Art With Wax
Both sets are a great way to try this ancient and unique medium !IntroductoryAssortm Set -The easiest way to get started and a favorite with teachers who already have the basic equipment. This set includes seven 25 ml cakes and a block of encaustic...
R&F Encaustic Gesso is a waterbased, non-toxic ground for encaustic painting. It is non-yellowing, flexible, non-cracking and sandable to a smooth, clean, absorbent surface. It cleans up easily with soap and water.
This original encaustic mixed media painting is a wonderful piece for that "little" spot that needs some art. Three "girlfriends" gather on a wire to chat highlighted against a light blue and pink sky. Measuring 3 1/2" by 3 1/2" and 1 1/2" deep. http : / /blackbirdsandbumble .blogspot .com /
Title: Bismark, 2009 Size: 4" x 6" on 1 " thick piece of wood (ready to hang) This is from a series of work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. I've been inspired lately by my love of mail and stamps and old fashioned correspondence- letters and postcards. I like to
THE OFFERING Original Mixed Media Encaustic Painting 5"x7" on Masonite Board Framed This is a colorful and expressive, ENCAUSTIC Mixed Media painting . She is part of my Earth Goddess Series...she is rooted in all religions, is timely and ancient. She is the madonna, the earth muse, the divine feminine, the goddess, harvest woman, virgin of guadalupe, the feminine principal. She offers the gifts of the goddess, the harvest, abundance and the unique compassionate qualities of the woman. She heralds from
Keturah and the Bees, 2009 8" x 8" x 1" thick cradle board I work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. Materials used: encaustic (beeswax and resin), handmade papers, fabric, organic elements (dried leaves and flowers). Encaustic paintings won't melt unless they heat
Title: Le Bureau, 2006 Size: 8" x 8" , 1" thick on birch board (ready to hang) This is a from a series of work using old family photographs and organic elements as inspiration. I like to create surreal landscapes for these characters to inhabit and to recreate stories passed down to me as a child about these family members. Materials used: encaustic (beeswax and resin), handmade papers, organic elements (wood shvaings). Encaustic paintings won't melt unless they heat up past 160 degrees. As with most art, I
Title: Autumn Boat ride, 2009 Size: 8" x 6" on 1 " thick piece of wood (ready to hang) This is from a series of work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. I've used this trio in their row boat in a couple of paintings..this time I wanted to put them in a fall
Title: Practice, 2009 Size: 5" x 5" on 1 " thick piece of wood (ready to hang) This is from a series of work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. I've been inspired lately by my love of mail and stamps and old fashioned correspondence- letters and postcards. I like to
Title: Au Bord de l'Isere, 2006 Size: 8" x 8", on 1" thick birch board (ready to hang) This is a from a series of work using old family photographs and organic elements as inspiration. I like to create surreal landscapes for these characters to inhabit and to recreate stories passed down to me as a child about these family members. Materials used: encaustic (beeswax and resin), handmade papers, organic elements (dried leaves and flowers). Encaustic paintings won't melt unless they heat up past 160 degrees.
Title: Fall Song II, 2009 Size: 4" x 4" on 1 " thick piece of wood (ready to hang) Would loook lovely hanging as a diptych with Fall Song I!! This is from a series of work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. I've been inspired lately by my love of mail and stamps and
Title: The Postman Goeth, 2009 4" x 6" on 1 inch thick wood block (ready to hang) A snow day means I get to stay home and paint! This is from a series of work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. The text is from a magazine from the 50s. Materials used: encaustic
Jean et son ombre, 2007 size: 8" x 8" on 1" thick birch board (ready to hang) This is a from a series of work using old family photographs and organic elements as inspiration. I like to create surreal landscapes for these characters to inhabit and to recreate stories passed down to me as a child about these family members. Materials used: encaustic (beeswax and resin), handmade papers, organic elements (dried leaves and flowers). Encaustic paintings won't melt unless they heat up past 160 degrees. As with
Title: Letter to Buenos Aries, 2009 Size: 4" x 4" on 1 " thick piece of wood (ready to hang) This is from a series of work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. I've been inspired lately by my love of mail and stamps and old fashioned correspondence- letters and
Title: Fall Song I, 2009 Size: 4" x 4" on 1 " thick piece of wood (ready to hang) This is from a series of work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. I've been inspired lately by my love of mail and stamps and old fashioned correspondence- letters and postcards. I like
Title: David and Keturah, Spring (Altoona Series) 2008 Size: 3.5" x 7" on 3/4 " thick piece of wood (ready to hang) This is from a series of work using vintage photographs of people I have found mostly at antique shops and flea markets. I like to imagine and create stories regarding these characters. I am inspired by organic elements and strive to create surreal landscapes that build narratives about who these people were. Materials used: encaustic (beeswax and resin), handmade papers, fabric, organic
Give the unique gift of art that your newlywed friends will never forget! Provide your own photos or other memorabilia from the wedding (dried flower petals, ceremony programs, sheet music, invitations) and I will create a unique and original encaustic painting that they will always treasure. I have also done these for anniversaries, wedding gifts, or directly with the bride and groom as unique keepsakes. ***NOTE: The paintings posted in this listing are not for sale, they are examples of other commissioned
ENCHANTED WINDOW- PORTAL TO THE ANGELS REALM- is a Framed original Encaustic mixed media painting 8" x 10" Framed in carved wood on masonite This enchanted encaustic painting is a magical view into the realm of the fairies and the angels. Are they looking out, looking over us, waiting for the right moment to intercede and bring blessings into our lives. Whatever you imagine, this is a magical piece for an altar and a beautiful piece of art to add to your collection. Encaustic means "to fuse" in Greek.