Encaustic Art_Jennifer Margell_9781781602393_Parkstone Press Ltd

Author: Jennifer Margell

Format:  Hardback | 200 pages

Dimensions: 238 x 280 x 24.38mm | 1,397g

Publication date: 01 Aug 2013

Encaustic painting is one of the world's most venerable art forms, having been practiced consistently around the world since the ancient Egyptians first used it to decorate sarcophagi, and enjoying continuing popularity in the modern era with artists such as Paul Klee and Diego Rivera. In this new text, Jennifer Margell offers readers a comprehensive introduction to the medium, featuring instructive how-tos for encaustic art beginners, revealing interviews with some of the most celebrated practitioners of the medium, and a gallery featuring one of the largest published collections of encaustic art.