Encaustic Painting

Discover the magic of encaustic painting in our new class taught by local artist, Maureen Outlaw Church. Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, dates back to the Romano-Egyptian Fayum mummy portraits from the 1st Century BC. Today’s artists work with colored wax paints on a heated palette, often an electric pancake griddle. The artist paints built-up layers of wax paint, and “fuses" each layer with a heat gun as the painting progresses. We will be using Encausticos Brand wax paints, which are made right here, in Rochester N.Y. at Rochester Art Supply. In our 2-hour sessions, we will progressively explore basic techniques, starting with brushwork and monoprinting on paper. We will then be working with more techniques, such as collage and textural scraping on a sturdier substrate primed with an absorbent ground. All levels of experience welcome. Included: $75 for materials.