Encaustic Work

The past several years have brought many unanticipated challenges. For some time, I felt at a loss as to how to express my feelings and to address the situation in any meaningful way. A friend sent me an image of the back of a semi that she was following when driving in a blizzard, just trying to find her way and stay on the road. That image started me off on this series.

Following Winter Series #1 20′”x24″
Following Winter Series #2 20″x24″
Following Winter Series #3 20″x24″
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Following Winter Series #5 20″x24″
Following Winter Series #6 20″x24″
Following Winter Series #7 16″x20″

Following Winter #1 32″ x 40″
Following Winter Series #7 20″x24″

Additional Encaustic Series

Encaustic – from the ancient Greek enkaustikos, which means to heat or to burn.  Encaustic is the name for a medium, a pigmented wax, and a process.  The process involves heating medium and wax and applying it to a ground.  The inflexible ground must be somewhat porous to absorb the first layers of wax.

 

Another approach, another thought.

From the time of Homer (800 B.C.) to the famous Fayum funerary portraits of Egypt (300 B.C.) to Diego Rivera and Arthur Dove to a major revival of the medium by Jasper Johns in the 1950’s, encaustic remains a durable, fascinating, and beautiful medium.  In recent years, artists are discovering this medium yet again.  It is being used traditionally and experimentally and offers a full range of technical and visual possibilities.