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Study in Red and Yellow Painting
United States
Painting, Wax on Other
Size: 8 W x 8 H x 2 D in
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My abstract work is inspired by Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hofmann, and Richard Diebenkorn.This small colorful picture is painted with hot wax called “encaustic,” which means to burn in. It is an ancient technique first documented in 5th C . BC to decorate and preserve wooden ships’ hulls. The technique is this: I paint the surface of this cradled wood platform with white 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 applied black pigmented shellac (made with dry pigment mixed with clear shellac), then painted it on the wax surface. After it gets “ripe,” within 20 minutes, then I use a torch at a very low flame to create the filigreed surfaces on the painting. This painting also has areas of texture in the wax, made with an almost dry brush and built up with many layers of wax. Encaustic paintings tend to get dull over time, but a simple rubbing with the heel of my hand restores its natural luster.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Wax on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:8 W x 8 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
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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