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.
"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.