Strand

Thank you, followers, for asking to see new work. You keep me motivated! These are a few from a new series called 'Strand', inspired by hair and (hopefully) filled with playfulness and light. I have six hanging on my living room wall. They look fabulous, if I do say so myself.

Strand 5

Encaustic on paper

2010

Strand 4

Encaustic on paper

2010

Strand 1

Encaustic on paper

2010

celadon obsession

This was meant to be part of a triptych, but the other two panels were not to my liking. I think it stands alone nicely.

texture

3Nails Triptych

Encaustic on panels

2010

I usually find working on panels intimidating. Working on paper feels like play-- light, fun, full of possibility. Art with a lower case 'a'. Panels bring about an artistic freeze-- it has to be about Art! This is serious. It's on a panel, for heaven's sake.

But recently I have felt the urge to return to panels and build them up with layers, lines, intersections of color and then add bits of hardware to them. Despite the weight of the works themselves, the process of making them feels... light! We'll see where this goes...

sea things

Sea Things 1

Encaustic on paper

2010

Sea Things 2

Encaustic on paper

2010

Sea Things 3

Encaustic on paper

2010

Still loving celadon... and circles... and being inspired by the sea and everything that lives there.

color

Pods 4

Encaustic on paper

2010

Color Pods

Encaustic on paper

2010

more pods

Pods 2

Encaustic on paper

2010

the circles are back

Pods 1

Encaustic on paper

2010

Circles, for me, come and go in my work. I'm not sure of their meaning, but I know they're important. Is it the wholeness they imply, their luscious round bodies, or simply that they look a bit like a doughnut/cookie/other round sweet treat? I've got no clue. I've stopped trying to figure it out and (almost) stopped fighting their ubiquity. When I sit down to paint, they want to visit. So, here are some of my most recent O's, rings, circles, spheres, pods. Hope you enjoy.