The Art of Ezshwan, encaustic paintings, cold wax paintings, art workshops
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My Statement

"I strive to make art that touches people's hearts, either abstract or figurative and has spiritual meaning for me. Through my art, I hope to connect with others with beauty of harmony, color form and energy. Dreams and meditation often give me a starting point on an image. I usually work in encaustic .
Then comes the application of many layers of molten wax paint. With encaustic, each layer is heat fused into the existing surface. At times I draw or paint on the layers and then scrape and rebuild the facade.
I also use cold wax and oil . These paintings are also layered and textured, but never heated because the medium contains solvent.

These actions are much like analyzing a dream. Layer after layer is applied, scraped, incised, and marked to allow the truth of the piece to speak. The revealed layers whisper their subtle messages. I never have total control of my life or encaustic painting. Like jazz, there is improvisation that can take a work to a deeper, more subconscious state that can be meditative and musical. I allow my subconscious to take over so that the work may transform me beyond the mundane and predictable. I open my senses to the experience and emotionally consent to a poetic and thrilling adventure. The fluidity of the encaustic medium is challenging, exhilarating, inspiring and exciting, making a painting that can be looked into as well as looked at. I strive for layered luminosity that is appealingly tactile, encouraging viewers to stroke and caress the surface, discovering the sensual experience of encaustic or cold wax.