Alligator Lizards, Accretion, and Piano Keys

“Accretion” is a dry brush encaustic technique that allows the artist to build up wax on a surface.  I’m kind of obsessed with it these days. First, five or so very well-fused layers of medium are put down onto a surface.  Then …

So happy & grateful to be part of this show!

For the last eleven years Conrad Wilde Gallery in Tucson, Arizona has hosted an annual exhibition devoted to works created from encaustic. This years Encaustic Invitational, Length x Width x Depth was terrific. Miles Conrad always does a great job of finding artists with unique voices, telling unique visual stories and he chooses works that […]

via Length x Width x Depth at Conrad Wilde Gallery — The Artist’s Periscope

Wax is fickle and so am I, apparently.

A big part of what is appealing to me about encaustic is the “happy accident” factor.   It is extremely hard for me to sketch and plan out a painting and execute it with absolute precision.  I just don’t want …