Sun Streak on Pickett Post Butte by Kathie Henderson 44J

Kathie Henderson

Hot wax or encaustic dates back to the Egyptians and is considered one of the oldest forms of painting. With modernization of the medium it has expanded greatly adding cold wax as well. The basic principle is the pigment is carried by a wax medium instead of oil or water. The wax cools or solidifies to form the image. With hot wax your painting tool is brush, heat gun and blowtorch. With cold wax the preferred tool is the common pot scraper! Plus any number of workshop and kitchen gadgets that form impressions and marks.