RETROSPECTIVE: Encaustic Paintings
Beginning with crayons and moving into encaustic, I experimented with pigmented wax to create images on rough surfaces. I embellished these portraits of friends with thick frames made of mixed materials that began to resemble sculptures.
Cats, 1985, mixed media, 40 x 40
Coat of Arms, 1987, mixed media, 77 x 59 x 18
Dad and His Beard, 1987, mixed media, 11.5 x 10 x 2.5
Dane, 1986, mixed media, 30 x 35
Gayle, 1986, mixed media, 30 x 35
Ken, 1987, mixed media, 9 x 10 x 2.5
Mark 1, 1986, mixed media, 26 x 26
Mom, 1986, mixed media, 26 diameter
The Book 1985, mixed media, 40 x 40