Over the years I have worked with a variety of mediums but cold wax medium (“CWM”) quickly became one of my favorites. 

CWM is an oil painting medium. It is composed mainly of beeswax, with a small amount of solvent to soften it and other ingredients to aid in drying time. It has a soft, paste-like consistency at room temperature and dries to a hard matte like finish.

Typically cold wax paintings feature lots of texture as the medium allows you to build up layers, scrape back colour and create glazes. Unlike encaustic, another type of wax painting, cold wax painting does not require the use of heat.

CWM is suitable for both rigid and flexible surfaces, so you can paint on paper, canvas or panel. It’s difficult for me to pick a favorite, but the works you will find on this end of the studio are on Ampersand Gessobord and paper.  As CWM can be used as a final 'varnish', I often buff it onto my my acrylic paper creations or journal pages giving the final piece a leathery texture.