Encaustic Arts Magazine Winter 2012 | Page 13

Thoughts from Kathryn Bevier, our Colorist… Kathryn holds an art degree from the Lyme Academy, one of the top Fine Arts colleges in the country. Kathryn oversees our paint production, communicates with our retailers, manages our educational and instructor programs and even stars in our YouTube videos for consumers. Kathryn is a true colorist at heart and is constantly testing and evaluating new pigments. “I’m especially drawn to the clean shades of olive greens produced when Anthraquinone Orange is mixed with our Phthalo Greens. When mixed with the Phthalo Blues, I am immediately reminded of colors you would see on the New England coast, but the mix that was most beguiling to me was when I mixed Anthraquinone Orange with Dioxazine Purple, and might I add, with lots of medium to make a complex, translucent purplish brown.” Napthol Red has amazing mixing and tinting qualities. We added Naphthol Red and Bismuth Yellow to our line because of their versatility. They offer a translucency and color world that their Cadmium counterparts don’t have. Many artists enjoy working with a primary palette for color mixing and Enkaustikos provides multiple options for this. Some of our unique single pigment colors. Enkaustikos “It is hard not to get excited when experimenting with color mixing. Quinacridone Gold enhances just about anything it mixes with. Using Indian Yellow in mixes with any of our blues will give you a wide range of exotic greens, Anthraquinone Blue and Quinacridone Magenta makes an exquisite purple, and I could go on.” While color mixing is a natural part of painting, many artists often use our paint unmixed and so colors like Bohemian Orange, Vagone Green or Cobalt Aqua, to name just a few are perfect just as they are. We really are passionate about color. 40ml Wax Snaps- Use a little or a lot, it’s a snap! Portfolio 13 Anthraquinone Orange with Dioxazine Purple offers incredible color options. For additional information please visit http://encausticpaints.com Photography by David Hoffend, [email protected] Winter www.EAINM.com