An Encaustic Moment

I have admired encaustic paintings for some time. The deep glow of the wax surface is hard to resist.
​I finally found an interesting opportunity to take a short workshop last fall at the Encaustic Art Institute here in Santa Fe. I loved it!  I invested in some very simple tools and supplies so that I could give a try at home.

" What stinks? It's giving me a headache!" were the comments my efforts prompted. And, truth be told, I had a headache, too, and my eyes were irritated.  More ventilation needed! So, fast forward to this fall. I set up everything in the garage, opening the double door and using a large box fan. Ventilation still seemed to be a problem so I finally moved the whole operation to the back porch on a few fine fall afternoons. 

It is pretty easy to see that I don't know what I'm doing here, and have almost no control over anything. That is part of the charm!  There is a lot to learn on this, but it is all on hold again until a warm spring day.