Painting with Wax
Ancient technique meets modern inspiration at Gorse Mill Studios in Needham.
By Todd Krieger In most places, asking a neighbor if you could borrow a cup of beeswax would be an unusual request, but for the three encaustic artists at Gorse Mill Studios at 31 Thorpe Rd. in Needham, it is just another day at work. Tucked on the second floor past the earthy fumes of the active pottery kilns and the rich aroma of drying oil paints from other art studios is the unmistakably sweet smell of honey that is an integral result of painting with beeswax. Encaustic painting is an ancient technique that dates back to ancient Egypt and Greece, using pigments, molten beeswax and resin to create luminous and permanent works of art. The Greeks in the 5th century B.C. used wax paint to adorn sculptures, murals, boats and even …
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