In her studio in the Duluth harbor area, Natalie Salminen creates gorgeous masterpieces with her encaustic technique. Encaustic painting is painting with melted and dyed beeswax. Natalie says this ...

Encaustics. The word isn't as unfriendly as it sounds in the art world, at least. Suggesting some kind of sarcastic wit or angry aesthetic, it's actually a term for a technique of art... Encaustics.

Ready to make your own encaustic wax? You’re going to need some beeswax as well as damar resin, which adds translucency and helps to harden your formula so you can properly blend in your pigments.

HAMILTON - Encaustic, a paint made from beeswax, resin and pigment, is a messy medium that produces a smooth result unlike other forms of painting. It can require sticky beeswax, harmful fumes, toxic ...

Artist Kim Covell Maurer is captivated by encaustic painting, an ancient, layered art form. Kim Covell Maurer is an artist who loves a good process. When she discovered the art of encaustic painting ...

Kristianne Tefft always knew that she wanted to be an artist. From a young age, Tefft was excited about art, awaiting the days when the “picture lady” would come to her class, showing different ...

Jim Inzero loved art, but was looking for a change when he discovered encaustic painting during a trip to Mexico. The paint involves the application of colored pigments to heated beeswax. He started ...

"Dynamo,” acrylic on board, by Hamilton artist Pamela Caughey is part of an exhibit that will be on display at Cawdrey Gallery in Whitefish. (Courtesy photo) "Mark of Time," an acrylic painting by ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Whitefish artist Shawna Moore will be offering a three-session intensive workshop and full ...