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Rochelle
If I may, I shall interject a word of caution about the use of beeswax with a quotation from Knut Nicolaus' wonderful book, The Restoration of Paintings, at p. 141:
"According to Berger, beeswax in its pure form and in associatoin with natural or synthetic resins is thought to discolor color and paint ground layers as well as becoming discolored itself with age, forming lattice patterns, and causing oil colors to swell so that they more readily flake off. Beeswax can supposedly form craquelure effects in color layers, discolor the canvas, and attack cellulose; . . ..
"Kuhn describes the use of wax in conservation as closing the door on all possibilities. Muhlethaler also describes wax as a last resort, if absolutely nothing else will do. The object is imbedded like a medicinal preparation. 'It ceases to be itself.'"
This passage was in reference to using beeswax in a wax-resin adhesive application. However, the wording, although guarded, is filled with warnings that could equally apply to using wax within a medium for oil painting. If it were me, I would look into the issue a bit more.
All the best.
Juan
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