Dickey Bias
Artist
Susan Dory
MediumWax, oil on canvas over panel
Dimensions24 1/2 x 18 x 2 in. (62.2 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
Encaustic, or wax paintings come from an ancient technique, in which pigments are mixed with molten wax and painted on to a surface to which they are fused by the application of heat. The encaustic method was used for Greek mural painting and for Egyptian mummy portraits.
