Encaustic Art

Description

Encaustic painting is one of the world’s most venerable art forms, having been practised consistently around the world since the ancient Egyptians first used it to decorate sarcophagi, and enjoying continuing popularity in the modern era with artists such as Paul Klee and Diego Rivera. In this new text, Jennifer Margell offers readers a comprehensive introduction to the medium, featuring instructive how-tos for encaustic art beginners, revealing interviews with some of the most celebrated practitioners of the medium, and a gallery featuring one of the largest published collections of encaustic art to date. Contents......Page 5 INTRODUCTION......Page 7 The History......Page 10 TOOLS FOR ENCAUSTICS......Page 15 SUPPLIES......Page 16 Lessons......Page 21 LESSON 1......Page 23 LESSON 2......Page 25 LESSON 3......Page 29 LESSON 4......Page 31 LESSON 5......Page 33 LESSON 6......Page 35 LESSON 7......Page 37 LESSON 8......Page 39 LESSON 9......Page 41 LESSON 10......Page 43 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS......Page 45 Artist Interviews......Page 47 KRISTY BATTANI......Page 49 BRANDY EIGER......Page 55 KAREN FREEDMAN......Page 65 CARRIE GOLLER......Page 79 CHERYL D. MCCLURE......Page 93 EDIE MORTON......Page 103 JEREMY PENN......Page 109 AMY ROYCE......Page 121 TONY SCHERMAN......Page 133 Encaustic Image Gallery......Page 145 STEVEN DALUZ......Page 146 STEPHANIE HARGRAVE......Page 152 LORRAINE GLESSNER......Page 160 ADELE SHAW......Page 172 DEBRA NEIMAN......Page 180 MIRIAM KARP......Page 184 RICHARD PURDY......Page 188 RESOURCES......Page 194 GLOSSARY......Page 195 INDEX......Page 196