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Wax and Wine anyone…?   Have you been thinking you fancy a go at this wax painting malarkey, but don’t know if it’s for you…?   Think it could be fun… BUT…..? [...]

Did you know each year there is an International Encaustic Conference held in the States?   They are in their thirteenth year, with LOADS of different encaustic tutors and courses, and classes, [...]

I wanted to give you a heads up in case you’ve been looking at my art for a while, and thinking I’d really like one of those, or I must get up to Julie’s studio and have a look, or I’d like to [...]

I’ve found people get ‘stuck’ on creating art, often through not prioritising it, (always something else on the to-do list, right!) sometimes they can’t remember quite how to do it, or, [...]

Well… a week or two into the New Year, the dust is settling after all of the festivities, and I’m beginning to get that creative itch again.  I felt it would be good to do a little round [...]

Upcoming Encaustic Wax Workshops in Sarratt 2018…   I am super excited to share that I will be running some encaustic wax workshops from my new studio in Sarratt this November and December.  [...]

In April I spent a week portrait painting with Lora Murphy in London, it was amazing, you can read about that here… but one morning I played truant and skipped class… It was day six, [...]

This post will only make sense if you have clicked through from my newsletter or blog post… It is in relation to my wrist injury in 2018, and wondering if I would ever be able to paint [...]

If you’ve been meaning to buy your own encaustic wax equipment, but just not got around to it yet, this post is to let you know that most encaustic wax supplies are increasing, by around [...]

Did you know the origins of encaustic wax painting goes back to Egyptian Mummy Portraiture and Iconography, around 2,000 years ago…?  (A couple of examples below)       I’d always worked [...]