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Showing posts with label damar varnish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label damar varnish. Show all posts

Sunday, August 7, 2011

WebhGround 10 & 11

       
       WebhGround 10       
 beeswax, natural pigments, dammar varnish
 on Papel de Amate and Khadi paper
4" x 8"
2011


         WebhGround 11       
 beeswax, natural pigments, dammar varnish
 on Papel de Amate and Khadi paper
   3 1/2" x 8 1/4"
  2011

Monday, July 25, 2011

"...a pro(c)(g)ressing transformation..." note 16

it's a couch painting
at a hanging to dry stage with "...a pro(c)(g)ressive transformation...". I'm applying a mix, 6:1, of yellow beeswax and Dammar resin. Beeswax that is yellow versus the white is abundant with pollen oils and propolis. I'm enjoying the warmth of the yellow tones of it now and will play with the white at some time.
Have not yet found a local beekeeper who has enough to supply me with the wax. The beeswax & Dammar resin I ordered from www.earthpigments.com.
"Dammar is a natural resin used as a very traditional medium and varnish. For use as a varnish, dissolve the resin in a solvent such as turpentine or our citrus solvent. Dammar can also be melted. It is often combined with beeswax for Encaustic painting to harden and add gloss. Our 100 g Dammar resin is smaller pieces packaged in cotton bags ready to submerge in 200 ml of solvent, and the 250g and 500g are sold as loose nuggets. Obtained from a renewable resource, its production helps support indigenous people and protect the rainforest by replacing other non-renewable industries such as logging. Melting point 176 degrees farenheit. Do not heat over an open flame."
Earthpigments also has many recipes on their site. I'm using a recipe I got from another source because.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

The Earth Pigments Company nci

   Venetian Red  Refined Linseed OilDammar ResinWhite Beeswax

Have just come on this website, http://www.earthpigments.com. They have some goods!
pigments, tools like biodegradable paint cups, mediums (damar varnish, casein, beeswax, and gum arabic, etc.) and information to use when making different medium paints (oils, watercolor, acrylic, cassein, egg tempera, etc.) Will likely order some beeswax and pigment...