Long Island Artists Community

Long Island Art Galleries

Web Link	Hits
Lynda Anderson Galleries	2132
Grenning Gallery	7169
de Cordova Gallery	1925
Sara Nightingale Gallery	8976
Roseline Koener Art Gallery	1789
Michael Perez Gallery	1928
Lana Santorelli Gallery	1856
Central Galleries	1990
Artists Gallery	1727
Arlene Bujese Gallery	1769
Meisner Gallery	1634
Gallery 4222	1634
Alpan Gallery	1705
The Gallery	1665
Allison Corey Fine Art Gallery	1732
The Graphic Eye Gallery	1825
Gallery North	8019
Ripe Art Gallery	2712
b.j. spoke gallery	3193
Boltax Gallery	1693
Bravura	1766
Vered	2151
The Fireplace Project	2260
Gallery Merz	1739

Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which resins and colored pigments are added. This results in a paste like meduim which is applied to a surface such as prepared wood or canvas.
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Colors have an amazing impact on our lives. From the red of our stop signs and traffic lights, to the ever important green of a dollar bill, color is integrated into every facet of our daily adventures. No where is this more clear, than in our art and in our artistic creativity.
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Oil paints are made basically by mixing cold-pressed Linsed oil with pigment or color until a smooth buttery paint is produced. When the oil paint is used and applied to a surface the oil oxidizes or absorbs air and then forms a solid film that binds the pigment to the surface of the painting.
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