Janet's Art Studio: "Genevieve" 24"x24" Encaustic Figurative -Janet Amundson-Splidsboel

Sunday, August 5, 2012

"Genevieve" 24"x24" Encaustic Figurative -Janet Amundson-Splidsboel

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My daughter Erica posed for this painting, "Genevieve", a 24"x24" encaustic (molten, pigmented beeswax) painting. The dress and surroundings are from my imagination, and my focus was on developing loose shapes of color with the melted beeswax. There are about 20 layers of molten wax in this painting. -Janet Amundson-Splidsboel

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60 years of Making ArtAugust 6, 2012 at 3:51 AM
lovely.
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My Encaustic Process

Beeswax and damar resin are melted and dry pigment is added for color. The tins of molten wax and colored pigment are kept in a molten state on a heated griddle. Bristle brushes are dipped into the molten wax and quickly used to paint upon the painting surface, which is usually a board such as untempered masonite, wood, or some form of art panel. Each time wax is added to the painting it must be fused into the previous layer of wax. I use a propane torch to fuse the wax. Various scrapers are used to scrape off unwanted areas of wax as the work progresses. This process is repeated many times. There are usually 20 or more layers of wax in a completed piece.

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

"Genevieve" 24"x24" Encaustic Figurative -Janet Amundson-Splidsboel

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