Green Water -
With my kind of encaustic painting, in which molten wax is spread across the 'paper', there is an element of chance as to what to do next since one cannot forecast in detail what will happen. In this instance, the water and the ripples just 'happened' and by adding some foreground, I created a picture that I could have sold several times over. I have tried to repeat it on several occasionsa, but this image remains the best. See more on http://encausticsonline.webeden.co.uk.
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Val Kenyon
27 Aug 2008 17:28
Don't fully understand what encaustic painting is, but I like it. Can see why this would have sold several times over.
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Ruthy flet
27 Aug 2008 19:36
this is amazing............magical
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Lester Edenborough
27 Aug 2008 20:07
Encaustic painting is creating pictures with artist's grade molten coloured beeswax on a special painting card. It is over 2000 years old, and dates back to ancient Greek and Egyptian times. It was probably the first true painting medium of civilised society. The wax, which very soon cooled, was applied with brushes or sticks. I don't do it that way. This picture was created with a travel iron! Yes, the wax is put on the iron and is 'ironed' on to the card. In the process the various flow properties of wax create what looks like sky, water, undergrowth, distant trees, etc according to how one manipulates the iron. There is a great element of chance which is what makes it exciting. Why not visit my website (new and still not fully debugged) at http://encausticsonline.webeden.co.uk to see more pictures and to learn something about the technique.
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Retha du Toit
07 Sep 2008 20:17
stunning.....
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Lester Edenborough
07 Sep 2008 20:29
I see you are a person of few words! I am so glad you like it.