Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
instead of R & F gesso:
I have a sneaky insight into the gesso. When I first tried it, it seemed so familiar to me, even the smell. I showed it to my husband who recognized it at once as basically milk paint! The stuff from R&F is wonderful but very expensive. I won’t argue with R&F, certainly they are the leading experts in our chosen medium, but I have tested and been working with milk paint and find that it does just as good a job as far as I can tell. R&F’s has a small bit of (acrylic type?) additive in it as well, so it will stick on a variety of surfaces, but you can order milk paint in powdered form as well as an additive also that will allow you to paint onto a sealed surface for way less than the price of the premixed gesso. Try “The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company” online- comes in many colors too! Only mix what you need- it does not store very long once mixed, and use 2 coats. I have meant to put this information on my art blog, so look for that information to show up there sometime soon when I prime some more panels and shoot a few pictures.
from Tina Elkins
from Tina Elkins
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Resources for the PAULA ROLAND'S INSTRUCTIONAL DVD: ENCAUSTIC MONOTYPES: Painterly Prints with Wax and Heat
Resources for the DVD: ENCAUSTIC MONOTYPES: Painterly Prints with Wax and Heat
Paper Categories:
Moderately absorbent: Rice-type paper: kozo; Masa; Kitakata, Most any paper use for brush painting/calligraphy
(sume-i sketch pads and rolls). Also desirable are Mulberry, Okawara, Hosho. Also, Rives lightweight.
Limited absorbency: Interleaving paper; coated magazine papers like TIME. ( Both have limited flexibility with wax, wax
may crack if handled much).
Very absorbent—for more heavy application of wax: Rives Heavyweight; Rives BFK; Arches Cover Black .
Paper Soources:
Daniel Smith Catalog (1-800-426-6740 www.danielsmith.com
Dick Blick 1-800-447-8192
The Jerry’s Artarama for Sumei-e Pads and rolls. www.Jerrysartatama.com
For great Japanese paper, Hiromi Paper at www.hiromipaper.comm, and New York Central www.nycentralart.com are
absolutely the best. They carry many wide rolls of paper, very large sheets, decorative, fine art, etc.
Miscellaneous supplies:
Paraffin- (canning type wax, aka Gulf wax) --this is our cleaning wax. At many grocery, hardware, or hobby stores.
Japanese Barren-- Yasutomo Bamboo Baren www.dickblick.com
Coverite Pocket thermometers or the Dura Trax Flash Point infrared thermometer: Tower Hobbies
www.towerhobbies.com
Newsprint paper - at art stores or check with your local newspaper for end rolls.
Found at most art supply stores:
Shaper tools (also called wipe-out tools), Oil pastels; Oil/wax crayons, Colored china markers, natural bristle brushes,
6-B graphite, black pastel charcoal (soft, compressed)
Stencil material
Overhead transparency film (office supply stores) Also Duralar rolls and sheets (be sure it says ok for heat)
Newsprint paper
Stamping material
Adhesive craft foam: Sheets, pre-made stamps, and pre-cut stick-on shapes. (Hobby Lobby and most hobby stores) or
use found materials.
Prepared Encaustic:
R&F Handmade Paints (1-800-206-8088, www.rfpaints.com )
Encaustiko (1-800-536-2830 www.fineartstore.com )
Evans Encaustic (707-996-5840 http://www.evansencaustics.com) –Ask for their Encaustic Paintsticks
Powdered Pigment:
Making encaustic from scratch is only economical if you buy dry pigments and wax in bulk. Always wear gloves and the
proper NIOSH approved respirator when working with any dry pigment. Mask source: (www.danielsmith.com ) Using a
“glove” box is the safest way to work with dry pigments, especially the ones that are known carcinogens. Do research.
Sources:
Guerra Paint and Pigment (212-529-0628): Graphite powder, metallic powders, pearl powders, etc
Daniel Smith 800-426-6740 - pigments, & masks for safety.
Sinopia www.sinopia.com .
Douglas and Sturgess www.artstuf.com
Mason Stains: These are powdered ceramic stains (not glazes).Use Mason Stains for printmaking in encaustic, but may
be too coarse for painting. Some colors work better than others Commonly available through ceramic supply stores such
as Santa Fe Clay 505- 984-1122. They also carry earth pigments in bulk. So do some hardware stores.
Pearl Ex by Jacquard. powdered pigment- iridescent pigments in small jars. At many art/hobby stores. (Dick Blick, etc)
Books: Paula’s work is featured in all of these:
Joanne Mattera, The Art of Encaustic Painting, Contemporary Expressions in the Ancient Medium of Encaustic (Watson
Guptil, 2001.)
Daniella Woolf, Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility (Waxy Buildup Press, 2010) www.daniellawoolf.com/.
Linda Womack, Embracing Encaustic http://www.embracingencaustic.com/
Lissa Rankin, Encaustic and Beyond: A Guide to Creating Fine Art in Wax. (Random House, August, 2010)
Alexia Tala, Installations and Experimental Printmaking (A &C Black, London, 2009)
Dorothy Furlong Gardner, Encaustic Monotypes: Printing Without a Press. A work in progress. www.DorothyFurlong-
Gardner.com
OUR EQUIPMENT: THE ROLAND ENCAUSTIC HOTBOX Click here
Paper Categories:
Moderately absorbent: Rice-type paper: kozo; Masa; Kitakata, Most any paper use for brush painting/calligraphy
(sume-i sketch pads and rolls). Also desirable are Mulberry, Okawara, Hosho. Also, Rives lightweight.
Limited absorbency: Interleaving paper; coated magazine papers like TIME. ( Both have limited flexibility with wax, wax
may crack if handled much).
Very absorbent—for more heavy application of wax: Rives Heavyweight; Rives BFK; Arches Cover Black .
Paper Soources:
Daniel Smith Catalog (1-800-426-6740 www.danielsmith.com
Dick Blick 1-800-447-8192
The Jerry’s Artarama for Sumei-e Pads and rolls. www.Jerrysartatama.com
For great Japanese paper, Hiromi Paper at www.hiromipaper.comm, and New York Central www.nycentralart.com are
absolutely the best. They carry many wide rolls of paper, very large sheets, decorative, fine art, etc.
Miscellaneous supplies:
Paraffin- (canning type wax, aka Gulf wax) --this is our cleaning wax. At many grocery, hardware, or hobby stores.
Japanese Barren-- Yasutomo Bamboo Baren www.dickblick.com
Coverite Pocket thermometers or the Dura Trax Flash Point infrared thermometer: Tower Hobbies
www.towerhobbies.com
Newsprint paper - at art stores or check with your local newspaper for end rolls.
Found at most art supply stores:
Shaper tools (also called wipe-out tools), Oil pastels; Oil/wax crayons, Colored china markers, natural bristle brushes,
6-B graphite, black pastel charcoal (soft, compressed)
Stencil material
Overhead transparency film (office supply stores) Also Duralar rolls and sheets (be sure it says ok for heat)
Newsprint paper
Stamping material
Adhesive craft foam: Sheets, pre-made stamps, and pre-cut stick-on shapes. (Hobby Lobby and most hobby stores) or
use found materials.
Prepared Encaustic:
R&F Handmade Paints (1-800-206-8088, www.rfpaints.com )
Encaustiko (1-800-536-2830 www.fineartstore.com )
Evans Encaustic (707-996-5840 http://www.evansencaustics.com) –Ask for their Encaustic Paintsticks
Powdered Pigment:
Making encaustic from scratch is only economical if you buy dry pigments and wax in bulk. Always wear gloves and the
proper NIOSH approved respirator when working with any dry pigment. Mask source: (www.danielsmith.com ) Using a
“glove” box is the safest way to work with dry pigments, especially the ones that are known carcinogens. Do research.
Sources:
Guerra Paint and Pigment (212-529-0628): Graphite powder, metallic powders, pearl powders, etc
Daniel Smith 800-426-6740 - pigments, & masks for safety.
Sinopia www.sinopia.com .
Douglas and Sturgess www.artstuf.com
Mason Stains: These are powdered ceramic stains (not glazes).Use Mason Stains for printmaking in encaustic, but may
be too coarse for painting. Some colors work better than others Commonly available through ceramic supply stores such
as Santa Fe Clay 505- 984-1122. They also carry earth pigments in bulk. So do some hardware stores.
Pearl Ex by Jacquard. powdered pigment- iridescent pigments in small jars. At many art/hobby stores. (Dick Blick, etc)
Books: Paula’s work is featured in all of these:
Joanne Mattera, The Art of Encaustic Painting, Contemporary Expressions in the Ancient Medium of Encaustic (Watson
Guptil, 2001.)
Daniella Woolf, Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility (Waxy Buildup Press, 2010) www.daniellawoolf.com/.
Linda Womack, Embracing Encaustic http://www.embracingencaustic.com/
Lissa Rankin, Encaustic and Beyond: A Guide to Creating Fine Art in Wax. (Random House, August, 2010)
Alexia Tala, Installations and Experimental Printmaking (A &C Black, London, 2009)
Dorothy Furlong Gardner, Encaustic Monotypes: Printing Without a Press. A work in progress. www.DorothyFurlong-
Gardner.com
OUR EQUIPMENT: THE ROLAND ENCAUSTIC HOTBOX Click here
TEXAS ENCAUSTIC SUPPLIES
AnArte Gallery
Representation for Michelle Belto's work in the San Antonio Area.
Encaustic Supplies
A one-stop shop for all supplies "encaustic.'
Herweck's Art Supply
Local supplier of R&F paints along with other fine art materials.
Stamp Antonio Arts
Local supplier of Enkaustikos encaustic paints along with mixed media tools, materials and papers for encaustics.
Texas Wax
Texas Wax is a regional encaustic painting society dedicated to promoting the ancient art of painting with wax.
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