”Wax is a Verb”

 Encaustic work from several area artists

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The encaustic method is an ancient painting medium that had become virtually forgotten until notable artists Diego Rivera and Jasper Johns worked with it in the last century. This exhibit presents a sampling of the unending possibilities of encaustic art and its basic component bees wax, as painting medium, adhesive and sculpting material.  Virtual gallery here. Artists Include: Vincent Baldassano, Nina Bentley, Michelle Beaulieu, Binnie Birstein, Sue Czark, Leslie Giuliani, Nash Hyon, Patrick Kennedy, Red Bee Carla Marina, Laura Moriarty, Nancy Natale, Gay Schempp, Kathleen Scranton, Peggy Weiss, Gregory Wright. Read more on Lee Steele’s Visuals Blog.