Encaustic artists Constance Williams and Mary Farmer are having a joint exhibit of their works at the Constance Williams Gallery, 9 Riverside Drive in the River Arts District. There will be a reception with the artists from 11–4 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. The exhibit will run through May 13.

Encaustic painting yields as many visual possibilities as there are people to attempt mastering the mix of wax, resin, color, and added materials. Constance Williams and Mary Farmer have each developed personalized styles in this medium that are as unique on their own as they are from each other. This show celebrates their emerging relationship in a shared medium. The artists hope to educate, inform, and excite the public about all the possibilities in encaustic. Both artists work in bright colors, and are both inspired by nature.

Constance and Mary belong to a (re)emerging group of those who paint with wax and fire. The medium dates back to 5 B.C. in Greece and is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Encaustic painting is done with a molten, wax-based paint that, once applied to the painting’s surface, is reheated creating an enamel-like, sometimes heavily textured, finish.

For information, visit constancewilliamsgallery.com. The gallery has works from several artists, several of whom work upstairs above Constance Williams’ studio.