Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In the quiet darkness just before morning, LSA senior Ariela Steif leans over her work table.

Ready to make your own encaustic wax? You’re going to need some beeswax as well as damar resin, which adds translucency and helps to harden your formula so you can properly blend in your pigments.

Discover the magic of encaustic painting in this interactive demo designed for curious creatives of all levels. Rooted in an ancient technique dating back to the Greeks and Egyptians, encaustic is a ...

HAMILTON - Encaustic, a paint made from beeswax, resin and pigment, is a messy medium that produces a smooth result unlike other forms of painting. It can require sticky beeswax, harmful fumes, toxic ...

At its simplest, encaustic painting is painting with wax, traditionally beeswax. The method was practiced by Greek artists as far back as the 5th Century B.C.E. The best known encaustic works are ...

Nadine Koski moved to Chattanooga from the upper peninsula of Michigan 33 years ago. Inspired by the snowy scenes from her past, her morning walks in the woods and her love for birds, trees and water, ...

Ember St. Amour is a reporter for the Midland Daily News, covering Midland County government and writing the weekly Business Matters feature. A recent graduate of Ferris State University, she brings ...

A recent encaustic painting by Forest Grove artist Elina Zebergs. Using a torch, Zebergs applies heat to beeswax pigments to create her paintings. (Taylor Smith/Hillsboro Argus) With a steady hand, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. New at Beall Park Art Center this spring is the class "An Introduction to Encaustic Painting" ...

A cold New England Saturday found me pulling into a snowy driveway. My destination was an unimposing art studio whose door simply read "Studio 589." Inside, newly sanded light wood floors glistened, ...