Victoria
Eubanks back to
gallery artists
Victoria Eubanks discovered
encaustic during a visit to Open
Studios at Hunters Point Shipyard in
San Francisco. It was love at first
sight. Here is what she has to say
about the medium:
I love painting with encaustic. This
refers to both the medium and
the process.
Encaustic medium
consists of beeswax, a small amount
of resin and color pigments. The
medium is applied in a molten state.
These natural ingredients activate
my senses; they are tactile as well
as visual and my studio smells
wonderfully like honey!
The encaustic
process refers to the heating of
the wax as it is applied. Each layer
is fused with heat to adhere to the
previous layer. The word encaustic
is derived from the Greek word
enkaustikos, meaning to heat or
to burn. Paintings are produced by
applying encaustic medium, fusing
with heat (a torch or heat gun) then
adding more paint (wax).
Painting with
encaustic is both additive and
subtractive. Sometimes bits of
paper, small objects or images are
embedded in the wax; sometimes the
wax is scraped off to expose color
underneath. I love creating with
encaustic because the process is so
active; I am physically connected to
each painting. There is a luminous
quality to most encaustic work
because light penetrates through the
translucent waxy surface then
bounces back to you.
website:
www.victoriaeubanksart.com
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Bullseye Alpha
Encaustic on panel 20x24 in

Yes Numbers
Encaustic on panel 20x24 in

Funny Looking
Encaustic on panel 20x24 in

Funny Bars
Encaustic on panel 20x24 in

Skinny Alpha Dance
Encaustic on panel 24x20 in

Meadow House
Encaustic on panel 24x24 in
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