Art and Success

Question: "Can I put cold wax medium over a hot wax piece. I have one or two pieces that I would love to cover but if I could leave the existing wax on...

I love using all kinds of watersoluble mediums on the surface of an encaustic painting. Keep in mind, using such mediums on an encaustic painting are "...

Encaustic medium ratios can vary from artist to artist, but I use the ratio recommended in Joanne Mattera's book (The Art of Encaustic Painting), which ...

I used masonite panels a lot in the early days (the smooth side, not the bumpy side!). It works very well and there is no need to treat them before working ...

Yes, but keep in mind that you will need to heat gently to prevent the fabric (ie, canvas) from catching fire – but of course you would be heating wax over ...

Yes, you can work with oil/cwm OVER an encaustic painting, but once you transition into the oil/cwm, you must never heat it and this means you cannot use en...

I would call this an experimental technique that may or may not work. It depends on how thick the oil paint is applied. While it is fine to work with encaus...

Although I apply 2 initial layers of plain beeswax when prepping a board for encaustic painting, I state this is “optional” and this is how I was originally...

As long as the amount of oil paint is minimal, ie, you’ve used a paper towel to remove about 99% of it and what remains is in the textured areas, you do not...

I would say that you should develop the mindset of “PLAY”. Imagine you are a 3-year-old using these encaustic paints (um, except that you are an adult, usin...