15 Nov 2008, Posted by Chris Kaufman in Art, Personal Projects, Portfolio, 1 Comments

Painting with Wax

I’ve had an idea for a few weeks to try painting with wax. I finished my first “painting” today, and the results were pretty successful for a first attempt. The idea was inspired by watercolor painting (which I love), but I wanted to devise a technique where I could get similar flowing rivers and pools of color, but with a richer color palette, and more control. Here’s my first completed wax painting (Wildflower Nebula 10×8):

I’ve found that a coffee grinder works great (thanks for the suggestion, Jen) to break wax pieces down into a fine powder that I can sprinkle on sheets of Masonite. Here’s a look at some of the prep work in process: