05/15/2026
Cold wax medium is a beeswax medium that’s mixed 1:1 with oil paint. It creates amazing surfaces that you can dig into to create lots of marks and crevices.
I use this process when I start working on a landscape as it provides a baseline for composition as I work. I loooove this technique. It is as really satisfying to do as it is to watch. 😍
Cold wax works in layers. The initial layer I put down was a vibrant red and I’m able to scrape into the wax to reveal the bottom layer color.
The wax, once dry, will retain the crevices, valleys, scrapes, and marks and enables a dynamic and energetic work of art.