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Terry Setch RA

A tray of wax pellets used in encaustic painting

RA Exhibitions

> 5 years ago

Video: what is encaustic painting?

Encaustic is an ancient painting method in which wax and pigment are fused onto a surface with heat. Watch a demonstration of this versatile technique by Royal Academician Terry Setch, recorded in his Cardiff studio.

Terry Setch RA walks in front of the cliffs of Penarth Beach in South Wales, where he gathers the materials for his paintings

Artists

< 9 years ago

Sam Phillips meets Terry Setch RA

Continuing our series on artists’ epiphanies, Sam Phillips visits the Welsh beach that transformed Setch’s art.