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Painting, Wax on Other
Size: 24 W x 24 H x 1 D in
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This is painted in the ancient technique of encaustic meaning to burn in. It was first used in the 5th C. BC on ships’ hulls. First, I paint the surface of the wood platform with tinted gesso to create a smooth surface for the paint. Then I apply layers of hot beeswax mixed with a hardening agent called damar resin. Then I heat each layer with a heat gun or torch to adhere it to the layer beneath it. For this piece I also used areas of burnt pigmented shellac, which after it ripens for 20 minutes, then I heat with a torch which creates these filmy filigree effects. I added wax pencil to create the bird with a pointed beak. There are also collaged elements I painted as encaustic mono prints (original prints). Encaustic paintings tend to get dull over time, but a simple rubbing with the heel of the hand restores its natural luster. It is framed in a floating frame with black background and a silver white front edge.
Painting:Wax on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:24 W x 24 H x 1 D in
Frame:Silver
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Making art is an encore career for me. Years ago when I hosted a community access TV show called “Alivelihood:New Adventures As We Age,” I interviewed an artist who had been a German professor. She invited me to her art studio. I loved painting and collaging with her immediately and never stopped painting. Soon I discovered the ancient , now popular medium of encaustic, hot pigmented wax, and was enraptured with the possibilities. I studied with many sterling artists learning to make mono prints and paintings with the wax and a torch to burn each layer to the one beneath. I attended workshops at the International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown each spring. Next, I added acrylic and mixed media to my repertoire. My most recent paintings are created with oil mixed with cold wax and sometimes a medium to increase flow and transparency. The subject matter that intrigues me lately is painting the abstracted, distorted human figure, often with backgrounds depicting a fantasy room or landscape. My life outside of art encompasses many wonderful things: living in the country in Massachusetts with my husband of 40+ years and 2 adorable rescue dogs from Mexico, dancing Argentinian tango and studying with one of the world's most accomplished teachers, still riding my horse a little bit, wintering in San Miguel de Allende, MX to name a few.
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