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Painting, Oil on Wood
Size: 36 W x 36 H x 0.5 D in
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I finally took a real class in color theory, having relied for years on my intuition. I became fascinated with the theory of Hans Hoffmann, who taught my teacher Laura Shabott in the artist enclave of Provincetown MA in US. Hoffmann talks about the "push-pull" of colors where one color laid down on canvas lights up or tones down an adjacent color, where colors next to one another seem to imply perspective. Which colors do you think light up or tone down an adjacent color here? This is painted with pigmented wax (the ancient art of encaustic) on a 36 x 36 inch platform of reinforced plywood, unframed but ready to hang.I also used India ink to demarcate shapes and show the movement and dynamism of this piece. A good showstopper in your living or family room above a buffet or couch. Encaustic painting was 1st used to preserve and decorate ships' hulls a few 1000 years ago. Then it was used to paint pictures that were then buried with wealthy people in the ancient world. When they were discovered in the 20th century they were as vivid as the day they were painted. Wax is durable and easy to repair if an edge chips.The only thing that affects it adversely is too high heat, over 200 degrees F.
Painting:Oil on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:36 W x 36 H x 0.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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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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