Photo Encaustic Cloud Study #7 36" x 48" on Birch Cradled Panel This is my largest Photo Encaustic project so far. It was a challenge but I love the outcome. I took this picture in 2015 off the cost of Florida from the boat while watching the Blue Angels perform overhead. This huge cloud formation was in the sky and it took my breath away. I knew this would become art one day. Back then I had never heard of Encaustics. I love this medium, especially incorporating it with photography. It gives …
Photo Encaustic
Photo Encaustic
I'm excited to share my latest obsession with you. I love being creative using different Art Mediums and at the moment this is my favorite. It's called Photo Encaustic. The word Encaustic comes from the Greek Enkaustikos which means to burn in and refers to the process of fusing with heat. Encaustic is a combination of beeswax and damar resin, (tree sap in it's rawest form) melted and applied. Wax is a durable material excellent for sealing and preserving. Pausias, a greek painter …