Lara Williams,  Encaustic Painter & Printmaker
​Open Studio Events
presented by Hull Artists
Join me in my studio for access to new artwork, prints, cards & Encaustic painting demonstrations
(Demonstrations weather permitting on Sat & Sun) ​

​Sat Sept. 17th & Sun Sept. 18th
10 am -4 pm
​My Studio Address: 
18 P Street, Hull, MA, 02045 


​About Encaustic
Encaustic painting has a long history, dating back to the 5th Century B.C. The word encaustic means to burn in, which refers to the process of fusing the paint. Encaustic medium is made with Beeswax mixed with Damar resin, a tree resin that acts a hardening agent.  The medium is melted between 150F and 170F and can be used raw, in its clear form or mixed with dry pigments, oil paint or buying it pre-made from Encaustic paint manufacturers.   It can only be applied while in its molten form.  When it cools it hardens, and it is not workable.   Beeswax is impervious to moisture, it will not deteriorate, it will not yellow or darken. Encaustic paintings do not have to be varnished or protected by glass.  Beeswax Encaustic is extremely archival, and impervious to moisture.  Some Encaustic paintings are thousands of years old.

My encaustic-mixed media paintings are made by melting encaustic medium, and paint on a hot aluminum palette. I apply it with a brush to my substrate while it is in its molten form.  It hardens quickly as it cools, so I need to keep applying heat to it with a heat gun, and or a butane torch to keep it workable.  I incorporate other mediums into my pieces such as oil paint, pastels, ink, paper, and photography all of which work beautifully with encaustic medium.  



Marshland at Sunset
9" x 12"
Encaustic paint, ink, paper

Changing Light
12" x 9"
Sold
Better than I Could have Ever Imagined
​12" x 9"
Bayside
!0" x 10"
​Sold
Dune Roses
10" x 10"
Sold
Summer Blooms
10" x 10"
Sold
Queen Anne's Lace
10" x 10"
Sold
Sanctuary Grove
Encaustic, pigment stick, ink, paper
12" x 24" 
​SOLD
Signs of Spring, World's End
Currently available at Gallery Nantasket, Hull, MA
Encaustic, pigments, ink, paper
12" x 24"
Summer Dream
24" x 48"
Encaustic, oil, ink, and paper, framed
Reflections
14" x 24"
Encaustic, oil, pigment sticks, ink, paper
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Field of Dreams
48" x 48"
Encaustic, oil, framed
Sold

Play for a detailed view of Field of Dreams ​

The Riverbank Trail
14" x 24"
Sold
Placid
Encaustic, ink, oil, paper on cradled wood panel, natural wood frame
12 x 9"
Sold

A Sight to Behold 
24" x24"
Encaustic, Ink, paper, framed
SOLD
Super Moon
24" x 14"
Encaustic, ink, paper, collage
SOLD
Wild Roses, Nantasket Beach
24" x 18" 
Encaustic, ink, paper, collage on wood panel
Commissioned

After the Harvest
24" x 24"
Encaustic, oil pastel, pigment sticks, and paper, framed
SOLD
My Secret Wild Garden
24" x 48"
Encaustic, oil, ink, on a cradled panel, framed
SOLD

Sunset Point
Awarded 2nd place for mixed media South Shore Art Center, Cohasset Juried Festival Show 2021
9" x 12" 
Encaustic, ink, and paper, framed
SOLD
Moonlit Paper Birch
5" x 7"
Encaustic, ink, paper, framed 
​​SOLD
Sunset at the Old Pier
selected for the 2020 IEA International Juried Show Publication Vignettes in Wax & Words
12" x 9"
Encaustic, oil, oil stick, ink, and paper, framed
SOLD


Vernal Pool
24" x 24"
Encaustic, oil pastel, ink, and paper, framed
Auctioned

Calm
9" x 12"
Encaustic, ink, paper, on wood panel, framed
SOLD
Passing Storm
12" x 9"
Encaustic, oil, ink
SOLD
The Magic Hour
48" x 24"
Encaustic, oil, pastel, paper, framed 
​SOLD
Forest in Bloom
24" x 12"
Encaustic, ink, oil pastel, paper on Masonite, framed
SOLD
Silver Linings 
12" x 9"
Encaustic, oil pastel, paper on a cradled wood panel, framed
​​SOLD
 Sunrise  
14" X 24"
​Encaustic, ink, pastel, paper on Masonite panel, framed ​
​SOLD
Boston Harbor Island 
(Peddock's Island)
24" x 48"
Encaustic, Pastel, Ink, Paper on Cradled Masonite Panel, Framed
SOLD
Birches
24" x 48"
Encaustic, acrylic, and ink
SOLD