Artist reception: “Turn Up the Heat – An Encaustic Invitational”

“Turn up the Heat – an encaustic invitational” with artists Debbie Jackson Billips, Melissa T. Hall, Michelle Hayden, Trish Korte, Bridgette Guerzon Mills and Raymond Papka. Historically encaustic painting involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. Each of these mixed media artists have discovered that encaustic is a much more versatile medium that allows them to create depth in layers and serves as a means for further exploration in both form and meaning. With nature, history and science as inspirations these artists create two- and three-dimensional artworks that reflect a wide range of styles and imagery incorporating the encaustic medium.