The Imagination of Numinous Beings
1987
by Eric Whollem
gouache and encaustic on paper
Collection of the artist
17" x 11 3/4"
Copyright by the artist
Heated Parafin Resist
ENCAUSTIC PAINTING
Wax painting has a long history. The ancient
Egyptians painted their mummy cases with wax
paints. The Greeks practiced portrait painting in
wax colors. The murals at Pompei in Italy were
executed in wax colors.
