Painting

Our ancient ancestor's appreciated art as much as we do today. They struggled to create methods that would allow them to express their day to day lives, hopes and religious inspirations. Many of...

Encaustic painting uses warmed beeswax and pigments to create richly textured images. While this technique is used less today than in the past, many artists truly love to create with encaustic...

Diego Rivera is likely the most famous Mexican painter/muralist of the twentieth century. He is most well known for his subject matter and his socialist/communistic ties. However, he was also...

Three classic painting techniques--encaustic, en plein air and fresco--have existed for thousands of years. They have experienced a resurgence over the years as artists return to study the...

Encaustic painting, or painting in wax, predates oil painting. Encaustic portraits dated from 100 B.C. to 200 A.D. are extant from ancient Egypt. American painter Jasper Johns is largely...

Whether as a varnish, a binder or a paint stabilizer, beeswax has long been combined with paint to alter its light-reflecting qualities or to help retain pigment colors over time. Beeswax is among...

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Encaustic painting is a technique that's been used since the 4th Century B.C. The Romans often used encaustic in wall paintings though any flat surface will do. Encaustic refers to mixing melted...

Encaustic art, like any other, can be enhanced by how it is framed and displayed. There are a variety of ways that any art can be displayed from freestanding wall mounts to framed and matted desk...

Sequencing paintings allows you to create a storyline with your art. This adds value to the art, making a small simple encaustic painting expand in its story. You don't have to settle for just one...

Melted colored wax and some cards are the very basics of the ancient art of encaustic painting. Creating images and designs out of wax gives both the professional artist and the novice the...