Reflections

Color Outside the Lines - Encaustic graphic

Encaustic Painting’s Carefree Perfection

When I was in kindergarten, I loved, loved, loved my coloring book.I was the kid who never colored past the line and was aghast if it everdid happen.

Encaustic Painting’s Carefree Perfection

When I was in kindergarten, I loved, loved, loved my coloring book.I was the kid who never colored past the line and was aghast if it everdid happen.

Colorful abstract encaustic "hot wax" painting by Victoria Primicias.

My First Encaustic Painting

Well, it’s not a masterpiece, but you know what they say. You’ve gotta start somewhere. The thing was, I didn’t just take baby steps.

My First Encaustic Painting

Well, it’s not a masterpiece, but you know what they say. You’ve gotta start somewhere. The thing was, I didn’t just take baby steps.

Artist Victoria Primicias visits Bonuan Beach, Pangasinan, Philippines during sunset.

Caustic Visit Provides Encaustic Inspiration

In December 2012, I returned to the Philippines to attend a funeral.

Caustic Visit Provides Encaustic Inspiration

In December 2012, I returned to the Philippines to attend a funeral.

Image of Pliny the Elder

The First Encaustic Paintings

The earliest references to encaustic painting are found in the works of Roman authors, including Pliny the Elder.

The First Encaustic Paintings

The earliest references to encaustic painting are found in the works of Roman authors, including Pliny the Elder.

Hog farmer wearing a white and red shirt at his farm in Bolivia.

Why I Support Kiva

When I was about eleven or twelve, my godfather gifted me with two hundred pesos, a princely sum for me at the time.

Why I Support Kiva

When I was about eleven or twelve, my godfather gifted me with two hundred pesos, a princely sum for me at the time.