Encaustics. The word isn't as unfriendly as it sounds in the art world, at least. Suggesting some kind of sarcastic wit or angry aesthetic, it's actually a term for a technique of art... Encaustics.

In her studio in the Duluth harbor area, Natalie Salminen creates gorgeous masterpieces with her encaustic technique. Encaustic painting is painting with melted and dyed beeswax. Natalie says this ...

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Ready to make your own encaustic wax? You’re going to need some beeswax as well as damar resin, which adds translucency and helps to harden your formula so you can properly blend in your pigments.

Kristianne Tefft always knew that she wanted to be an artist. From a young age, Tefft was excited about art, awaiting the days when the “picture lady” would come to her class, showing different ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In the quiet darkness just before morning, LSA senior Ariela Steif leans over her work table.

Encaustic artists have a vested interest in ensuring the survival of bee populations worldwide, which are under threat from human intervention. It’s beeswax that’s traditionally used in the process of ...

A change in attitude, adjusting to the upending realities of life in a pandemic, and perspective as a tool of the artist are the themes reflected in the Encaustic Art Institute’s juried virtual ...

The town of Danville’s Village Theatre Art Gallery will present a new art exhibit featuring a collection by established Bay Area artists of encaustic paintings. On Tap: El Campanil Theatre to host ...

Encaustic painter Dale Roberts is the current featured artist at Art in the Storefront, Ambler, 41 E. Butler Ave, adjacent to Denney Electric Supply. The storefront visitors’ area is a covered, ...

TROY, N.Y. — Two Selves Gallery celebrated the April Troy Night Out with an opening reception for its newest art exhibition. The gallery, located on 48 4th St., welcomed guests to explore “Coming Out ...