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Illumination This work of soft wax on wood ground started with a reference to a photograph. This is one of my very first experiments with soft wax. Applying the soft wax mixed with oil paint gave the sense of playing with material alien to me. Craving out the hard encaustic wax and filling the crevices with soft wax gave the painting some definite lines. Dried Soft wax here gave it the painting a three dimensional form which disappeared when encaustic wax was applied and fused together with hot air. This intensified the glossiness of the surface and also gave the painting a softness of appearance. Trying out new combinations of encaustic wax in different physical forms was interesting. Tools of craving and application like palate knives and rubber tipped tools was something new which made me wonder, of the possibilities to learning.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:06:13 +0000

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