Original artwork description:

Encaustic painting over a solid wood board.
Encaustic is a very ancient technique, dated back in the antique times. If you know about Fayum portraits, they were painted in that technique.
Encaustic is a wax based paint composed of beeswax, damar resin and pigment or oil paint, which is kept molten on a heated palette. It is applied in several layers of combined colors to the surface with brushes and then reheated in order to fuse the paint. Then It can be carved to reveal the underneath colors, scraped, dripped, textured and so on.
Along with the painting you will receive a Certificate Of Authenticity with your name as a first owner signed by the artist.
The presented painting is an unique work of art. The artist declares that this work will never be repainted or duplicated and the image will not be used for giclee prints.
It will be shipped registered airmail with tracking number.

Materials used:

Beeswax, damar resin, oil paint.

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