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Author: Ed_Zawadzki, Contributing Editor
| PAINTING
I have my hotplate on the table next to my support, keeping the paints liquid and ready. Then, using my bristle brushes, I begin to lay in a few strokes to get an idea of form and tone of the piece. You have to work FAST, because once you dip the brush, the wax begins to harden immediately. This means you have to plan each stroke in advance, and work as fast as you can. When hardened wax begins to build up on the brush, I lay it on the hotplate for a few seconds to soften, then wipe clean with a paper towel. To clean, you can just swish the brush in some unpigmented wax, then wipe with a paper towel. I use the heat gun to fuse often. You don’t want to put on too many layers without fusing, as they will not be as strong when finished. As each layer is put on, I use the heat gun to fuse it to the layer beneath. The heat gun can also be used to “blow” the molten wax as it melts, blending it with areas next to each other or to create patterns. Essentially the rest of the painting is just like this. Put on more layers, fusing each layer. Play around with various brushes and settings on the heat gun to get various effects. I also often tilt the support as I fuse, making the paint run in a particular direction to get blends in a specific direction. Check out the water on my “Mangroves” piece. It was done with the support held verticle, letting the paint drip as it fused to create the effect of movement in the water. Anyway, that’s about it. The nice thing about encaustics is that they can be left and picked back up at any time. Wax can always be re-melted and re-worked. Play around, experiment, have fun and be sure to share your work with everyone in the forum! |
| Demonstration
Step 1: My idea was to do a piece based on the forms and colors of a tide pool by the seashore. More of an abstraction really but I liked the colors and shapes that it evoked. Here I am just laying in the basic forms/tones of the image and will fuse them over the base layer. |  |
| Step 2
Here the image is starting to take form. I am developing the midtones, putting layer over layer, and fusing to create depth of color. |  |
| Step 3
Here I am developing contrasts, implying the "rocks" surrounding the tide pool. |  |
| The final piece (for now): "Tide Pool" |  |
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| B i o g r a p h y | |
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To me the beauty of painting lies not only in the image created, but in the very medium itself. The body and texture of paint can be used to create art not only as a picture, but in the physicality of each brushstroke. To see a painting with lively marks and textures is almost like watching the process of painting, as well as simultaneously seeing the finished work. It is this beauty of form, color and texture that I attempt to bring forth in my product. To capture the quintessential essence of the stroke, be it of knife or brush. To express not only an image, but a process |
| I have been pretty much surrounded by art my entire life. Most of my family is involved in artistic endeavors to some extent, be it writing, sculpture, painting, or architecture. However, I did not discover my own artistic voice until college, when I signed up for a drawing class on a whim. I discovered my true passion for painting and I studied both at the University of Pennsylvania, and with various artists individually. I find myself drawn to expressive, evocative works which has lead me to gravitate toward encaustic and acrylic painting, both of which are very spontaneous, expressive mediums. My work tends to incorporate a lot of textures and colors - often I paint entirely with a painting knife, leaving the strokes to imply and add detail. | |
| E-Mail: ed@edzarts.com Web Site: http://www.edzarts.com | |
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