I’ve been browsing some wonderful little paintings by Amy Ruppel, another bird/egg aficionado. These are so buttery! I want to touch one–I believe they have a layer of wax embedded in them somehow? I’m hoping to hear back from Amy on her technique. FUN!
How cool!
Amy sent me this in her response (thanks, Amy!):
I use beeswax, indeed. I cover a piece of wood with wax I’ve colored with pigment, then collage on top paper birds and shapes I created digitally, then layer clear beeswax over that… then I sometimes (most of the time) draw back into the wax, and fill the lines with oil paint, then wipe the excess away. A quick pass with the propane torch, and it’s set in for eternity. Have you taken an encuastic painting class? it’s so much fun, and very rewarding. It’s such a forgiving medium, full of happy accidents!