Cold Wax
medium:
Techniques, Concepts & Conversations
$49
Now In Its 3rd Printing!
Winner of TWO
International Book Awards!
...will provide both inspiration and practical information for decades to come.
The conversations and images contained in this book demonstrate that artists have a facility for taking ideas, methods and techniques from the past and renewing them in unexpected ways.
– John Seed, The Huffington Post
McLaughlin and Crowell have given cold-wax artists (and artists-to-be) an enormous gift. Impossible to imagine a book that could be more comprehensive, thoughtful, careful, and generously written and presented.
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I just received my new brayers and squeegees and cannot believe the entirely new experience painting with your custom designed brayer. Thank you for creating such a superior product! 
Lynn Lee
November 5, 2018 - It was all there for beginners to get excited about! So happy to have it in my studio after reading it cover to cover.
Gary Leitch
March 21, 2020 - Wow that was fast! 😊Thank you
Shawna Moore
April 9, 2020 - Great technical resource and the examples by many well-know artists are really nice. Yessssss, I recommend this book.
Elizabeth Wheeler
November 7, 2018 - I understand that this book has been seen as the Bible when it comes to cold wax medium. After reading it, I do agree very much! In my eye it is a wonderful book, it had me captured from the moment I opened it, with all the educational chapters, the beautiful illustrations and elegant layout I strongly recommend this book!
Merete Hov
October 11, 2019 - Det er en fantastik alsidig bog. Du får hele undervisningen i cold wax medium fra første side til den sidste side.
Den tungeste bog jeg længe har haft som lærebog.man kan næsten ikke have bedre indgang til det kunsteriske side af denne art for kunst. Jeg bruger den hver dag.
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Bonna Siff Jensen
April 15, 2020 - This book is like a cold wax manual. Educational and inspiring. For a medium that has been around so long, I was surprised to see there was so little information about it. This book has the answers. If you want to use cold wax, buy this book!
Jennifer Vorraro Jorgensen
October 22, 2018 - It answers every question I have about cold wax and more.
Jinx Griswold
August 13, 2019 - It is full of carefully explained advice about processes, techniques and resources and covers a very wide variety of approaches to the subject. It is also very inspiring!
Laura Armour Howarth
September 12, 2019 -
I own a lot of art books as an educator and practicing artist. This is one of the finest and most inspiring books on cold wax I have ever read. Whether you are new to this medium or experienced and need fresh ideas, this is an easy to follow, excellent and highly thorough resource. It's beautifully bound and holds up to much use in or out of the studio. � 
Diana Shay Diehl
June 8, 2018
More than just a technical guide, this 320-page, fully illustrated book provides comprehensive information for those who are new to cold wax, as well as technical expertise and inspiration to those already using the medium.
The authors’ advice and experience–along with the work and words of over 100 artists from around the world–will strengthen your work and studio practice, suggest exciting new directions, and support thoughtful self-critique.
Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin feel strongly that the "why" of using cold wax medium is as important as the “how.”
Many of the artists whose work appears in the book speak about intentions, process, and experimentation. The authors include their own thoughts about these topics, and more.
And because readers also want clear information and direction for working with cold wax, large sections of the book are devoted to important practical information, including: materials, detailed lists of supplies, studio setup, illustrated how-to sections, and in-depth discussion of procedures.
The book’s many images—which include paintings, collages, combines, prints, and even sculpture—provide artistic inspiration and illustrate the diversity of ways artists around the world are using cold wax medium. There are quotes, recipes, and tips from many of the artists, as well as a final chapter that focuses on the reflections of a selection of key artists.
Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts & Conversations will provide both inspiration and practical information for decades to come.
