Original artwork description:

From space, Earth is magnificent sight, splashed with vivid colours, patterns, textures and abstract forms. In addition to its visual splendour, our planet seen from above can also provide telling information about the health of our home and its ecosystems...

I 've started to explore new technique called Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting.

Encaustic is a Greek word meaning “to heat or burn in” (enkaustikos). Heat is used throughout the process, from melting the beeswax and varnish to fusing the layers of wax. Encaustic consists of natural bees wax and dammar resin (crystallized tree sap). The medium can be used alone for its transparency or adhesive qualities or used pigmented. Pigments may be added to the medium, or purchased colored with traditional artist pigments. The medium is melted and applied with a brush or any tool the artist wishes to create from. Each layer is then reheated to fuse it to the previous layer.
I have used natural beeswax,,dry pigments,,damar sesin,,oilbars and UV stable epoxy resin on the top of the wooden panel artwork.

Materials used:

wooden panel,,beeswax,,oil,,pigment powders,,resin,,damar gum,,W&N oilbars

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