original encaustic paintings

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Enkaustikos is Greek for "burning in". Encaustic is an ancient form of painting that originated with the Greeks. They used hot beeswax to seal their ships. After a while, they added pigment and made paintings on the vessels. Eventually, it developed into a fine art. The term encaustic has come to refer to any sort of painting that incorporates hot wax. I use a homemade mix of purified beeswax, damar crystals and pigment.

I work with lots of different materials. Encaustic is one of my favorites. It's an incredibly flexible and beautiful medium. If you'd like to see more of my work, go to my artist website at http://stephg.org/

I have another etsy shop where I list small, less involved sketches and paintings at low, low prices.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5445803