An exhibition catalog for sixteen encaustic artists who show their work together under the exhibit title: The Luminous Landscape. This book highlights each artists work and their varied approaches to the medium. The artists in this show have employed diverse encaustic-based means for exploring the subtle and mesmerizing affinity imparted by our surroundings. The use of pigmented wax, with its vivid color and translucent properties is uniquely able to convey nature’s vastness and its mysterious allure, creating an illusion of timelessness.