The Outer Banks Encaustic

Using a Stippling Technique to Build Texture in Encaustic Art

This painting was a study in problem solving for me.  I knew what I wanted, but I didn't know how to get there.  However, through my brainstorming and experimenting, I found and used some new and effective techniques that I absolutely fell…
historical encaustic

Raleigh Past and Present- Encaustic Map

In this Encaustic map painting I've combined two maps of Raleigh.  The first is a map from July 1797- "Plan of the City of Raleigh with all the improvements & all the Numbers july 1th, 1797".  This is a plan for Raleigh's downtown.  I printed it and used gel medium to adhere it to the wood board.  Once I added a few layers of wax, I used a clay tool to make lines in the wax over the block squares, then filled them with burnt sienna oil paint.

Abstract Encaustic Maps with Layers of Color

There are so many artistic possibilities that are unique to encaustic painting. Achieving these kinds of transparent layers would be difficult, if not impossible, with any other painting medium.  It's the main reason I love encaustic painting…
encaustic shellac burn technique

Mini Encaustic Paintings using a Shellac Burn

contrasting textures

Encaustic Art with Contrasting Texture

I have an encaustic piece for you today, with a new video of course!  There is so much awesome contrasting texture in this piece, I love it.  And looking at these pictures, I can see I've been working with blue and white a lot lately...…
encaustic shellac burn technique

Shellac Burn Encaustic Paintings with India Ink and Calligraphy

Good day!  It's been awhile since I've shared anything with you- sickness has been visiting my home and sapping all my energy.  But I'm so excited to share these new encaustic paintings, especially since I'm using a technique I've…