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Orange Lilies, 30″ x 30″ |
Claire Kendrick uses Encausticbord™ in much of her oil and encaustic work. She shares with us her reasons for this choice and how she can push the boundaries of her paints because of Encausticbord.
“Using high grade materials is important when selling my fine art paintings. It is archival and that’s important to the artist, dealer and collector! The fact that these panels are made in the USA from sustainable forests make them my preferred choice. It’s also important that the panel is heat resistant as I like to use a blow torch to melt the wax and oil paint, I know that the ground is not only heat resistant it will hold the layers of wax without fear of cracking or separation.
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Florida Style, 30″ x 30″ |
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White Love, 30″ x 30″ |
Pushing boundaries, I take the paintings outdoors and use a blow torch to melt wax mixed with oil paint, giving a free-flow effect which I can manipulate or leave. This is a process of constant editing, painting, taking away then reapplying paint or wax, building the image slowly in layers. (Claire uses Old Holland Oil Paint and Gamblin mediums, including Neo Megilp and Cold Wax medium.)
All things Ampersand,
Karyn Meyer-Berthel
Artist & Social Media Specialist
Ampersand Art Supply
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