I am both an artist and an art scholar/teacher. My fascination with the materials and techniques of art through the ages has led to much research and experimentation, finally bringing me to settle on my personal medium - encaustic.
Most people have never heard of "Encaustic Painting" because it is rarely seen today. In a nutshell it means that the artist paints with melted wax on rigid panels. The wax is mixed with pigments and resins, and is one of the most stable media known to man. There are encaustic portraits from ancient Egypt that date back before Christ was born. The colors are as fresh as if they were painted yesterday.
As a classically trained artist, I have always felt that a lot of contemporary art lacks the grounding that is provided by good drawing skills. My work is becoming more and more "abstract" but I am intrigued with the potential of marrying abstraction with drawing. The medium of encaustic has proven perfect for the vision I have for my art at this time.