BookRix, 2010. — 69 p.The Magic of Melted Wax Painting. Encaustic painting done with iron and stylus for the beginner
Author - My Journey With Wax Painting It all started when I saw first encaustic painting at a gallery in Gig Harbor, Washington seven years ago. I had a second sighting a month later at a gallery in Whistler, B.C., where a large collection of wax paintings caused me to stop in my tracks. Researching this media online, I found Michael Bossom's website and learned about the European style using hot tcols to melt and paint with wax. I ordered all of his supplies and launched into wax painting on my own. Within a few months I joined a co¬op art gallery in Edmonds, Washington. Soon after that a scrapbook store owner asked me to teach this process to her customers, and a local civic group asked if I would give a talk on the subject. It was instant lift off, and I have been in flight ever since.
Melting the wax with an iron, and the user-friendly way the wax behaves, is quite a draw for most people. I introduce this art form to students in my classes and demonstrations. I like to call it advanced kindergarten for all the fun one has in the process of creating an art piece. For example, I created the wax painting below using a pancake griddle! I placed a large A2 sized paper (A2 is a European measurement that's about 17 x 24 inches) on the griddle and heated it while touching wax blocks directly to the paper - and then watched the magic happen. For smaller paper, I use the iron in the hot plate mode to create the same look…
