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work in the ancient art of Encaustic Painting, fusing wax and pigment to wooden panels. My work tends to be more and more abstract, creating almost transparent layers of disparate images and colors in an attempt to work through a concept or series of dream sequences.
My newest paintings draw from an ongoing series of ink on paper arabesque drawings that I have created over the years, but was never able to fully explore in watercolor or acrylic. Working with encaustic allows me the freedom to lay out the overall design on the wooden support, sketch the arabesque figures onto a fused beeswax ground with oil stick, and begin painting the layers of color to create the work. As the wax cools and fuses immediately after being applied, I can work very quickly and carve back the wax to reveal layers of color underneath the curves and lines of the arabesque design and to more precisely define the figures hidden in the curves. The control I now have over the medium has allowed me to increase the size and complexity of my arabesque figures, creating more exciting and elaborate paintings.
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