Melanie is a self-taught artist who has lived in North Wales since her childhood and now lives in Bala. Melanie has developed a great interest in colour, texture and patterns and her medium of choice is now encaustic wax, using sharp tools to create unique work. Encaustic means to burn in, a form of painting used by the ancient Greeks to decorate their boats and the Egyptians to embellish mummies. I am challenging myself to give the viewer an opportunity to feel the links to bygone times…

Encaustic

Mel builds up texture in her artwork by using beeswax, damar resin and hot and cold tools. This page gives you an insight into her varied artistic style.

Mel builds up texture in her artwork by using beeswax, damar resin and hot and cold tools. This page gives you an insight into her varied artistic style.

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Encaustic and mixed media on board

The art of contemporary encaustic artist Melanie Williams Textured artworks in wax and pigment created with a blow torch and mark-making tools. Alchemy with fire! Original paintings, limited edition prints and cards.

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Encaustic layering

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