• Next I fuse the image to the panel using an encaustic iron , heat gun , or torch , infusing the translucent paper with the wax medium . This approach brings out the detail , color and luminosity that lies hidden beneath . I may introduce additional mixed media before or after the image is fused onto the panel .
• Finally , I add and fuse more encaustic medium , clear or colored , heating it to achieve the final surface texture I want .
• I am a big fan of texture in encaustic surfaces . And happy accidents . I always say I do not want to be the master of my medium , but to partner with it . That way I and my medium contribute our best qualities to the finished work .
JOHN ANGELL , Halong Bay Triptych 1.1 , 1.2 , 1.3 , photo encaustic , mixed media on floating Baltic birch panel , each 18 x 8 x 1.5 inches , 2022