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The Enkaustikos team has worked closely with internationally recognized artist Lora Murphy to develop this wonderful new line of portrait colors. They call them the Micro Series because they are made with microcrystalline wax along with U.S. pharmaceutical grade beeswax, damar resin, and lightfast pigments. The addition of microcrystalline wax enhances the wonderful translucency of beeswax and aids in flexibility of the paint providing more open time with brush application, making them ideal for portraiture work. Lora’s 19 color selection is complete for all skin tones, including additional Microblend Medium for imparting extra translucency. The first batch has sold out and a...

All Enkaustikos products are on sale for 15% off starting this Friday! Stock up on your favourite Enkaustikos products! Use coupon code: 15%FORYOU Plus you can pre-order Opals, Interference, and Slick Wax. These items go as fast as they come in - so get yours today! Sale runs April 21st to 23rd. Online sales only. One coupon code per transaction. All orders with backordered items will ship when backordered items arrive. (Usually within 1-2 weeks depending on customs)

New Products & Holiday Workshop New items from PanPastel & Enkaustikos Do you like sparkle as much as I do? I have some tasty new products for you in the shop! New from PanPastel:Along with new extra colours, I have added some of the PanPastel mediums to the shop. In black or white (coarse or fine) these pastels in a pan add sparkle and sheen. To any painting. They are so easy to use. Just wipe on and gently fuse. Mix them with other colours to make a sparkly tint or share. Delicious!I now have Paynes Grey, Phthalo Blue, Bright Yellow...

Asheville, NC I was tickled pink to meet and have a studio visit with the lovely Cathy Nichols in the gorgeous mountain town of Asheville, NC. Cathy is an encaustic and mixed media artist who lives a colorful and creative life with her musician partner Jay and children. They were both so welcoming to me, my mom Maggie and family friend Monica when we came for our visit. Cathy creates beautiful whimsical paintings in delicious colours and regularly shows her work across the United States. Though we were playing with encaustic during our visit, she is an accomplished mixed media...

Enkaustikos Wax Medium is made from a 1:1 ratio of U.S. Pharmaceutical Grade Beeswax and Damar Resin.   Their XD Wax Medium features extra damar.  This Wax Medium has a higher content of damar resin than the original, giving it a thicker consistency when liquified. It also has a sticky tack while drying for easy texture build up and will stay pliable for a longer time than our original Wax Medium. Once cooled however, it is resistant to surface alterations from scraping or incising and offers a hard film. Like the original Wax Medium, XD can be used as a wax paint...