The Art of Encaustic Painting: Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of Pigmented Wax

Encaustic is a waxed-based painting medium characterized by luminous color and a lush surface. It's an ancient art, dating as far back as Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, and today is enjoying a revival.

Here is the first comprehensive guide available on mastering this beautiful yet demanding medium. In The Art of Encaustic Painting, readers will learn surefire ways to achieve vibrant color and create surfaces that look as light as a wash or as densely textured as impasto. They will see how to produce effects from abstract to figurative to minimal. Finally, they will discover dozens of clear, step-by-step directions detailing how to use these various encaustic techniques in their own art.

This remarkable reference also includes 200 attractive full-color photographs of the author's own work, as well as stunning examples by such premier encaustic artists as Jasper Johns, Arthur Dove, and Nancy Graves. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-20-2009; THE book on encaustic painting; If you are painting with encaustics, you need this book. I have used it as my text when teaching at Penland School and I never get tired of reading it, keep it where I can always find it, and constantly am recommending it.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-14-2009; Required Reading For Any Serious Encaustic Student; You've got to buy this book! Read it from cover to cover. And keep it in a visible place in your studio as a lifetime reference. When I embarked on using wax as a medium, the sales person at Pearl Paint in NYC advised me well by...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-07-2009; Covers many topics well.; Considered by many to be the best book on encaustic painting to date, Joann Mattera covers a wide variety of subjects in this engaging, well-photographed book. In addition to a wealth of bright, gorgeous photos of contemporary and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-12-2009; Excellent source; If you haven't done encaustics before, this is the book you need to get started. It has great instructions on products you'll need to get started, compares different mediums, and walks you through the process. It even has chapters on...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-20-2009; THE book on encaustic painting; If you are painting with encaustics, you need this book. I have used it as my text when teaching at Penland School and I never get tired of reading it, keep it where I can always find it, and constantly am recommending it.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-24-2008; Encaustic Nowadays; As I'm a painter and want to expand my set of materials I'm using, I bought it, it is a very good book to get into Encaustic; read full review | report as inappropriate