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Encaustic painting

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(Fine Arts) painting by means of wax with which the colors are combined, and which is afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors.

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A distinctive feature of encaustic painting is the challenge of controlling the medium.
WELCOME TO ENCAUST CO by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
All are coated with wax in a process called encaustic painting - a medieval technique that has enjoyed a great resurgence in recent years.
In apartment building lobby, two Eugene artists' work makes an ... by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Eddie Dean produced vivid colours in his encaustic paintings Wax 2 and Wax 3, while Eddie Wadsworth's Head of a Man is an interesting essay in pointillism.
Creative art is on our own doorstep by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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