2014 - Ovis Collection
About the Ovis Collection:
Devin, my daughter Alexandra’s boyfriend, is the proud owner of Afghanistanian and Tunisian show-quality sheep, sporting black and reddish-brown faces and legs, and creamy gray wool. When I saw them grazing in a paddock, I became inspired to create paintings of them.
Alexandra took pictures of the inquisitive flock for me on a bright, sunny winter day. We printed them as 8”x10” prints, which I used in my studio to create these and other paintings.
When painting with wax, I often use a sharp pointed tool to draw on the first wax layer. Next, I wipe oil paint into the drawing. After covering the surface with beeswax to encapsulate the oil paint, I continue painting, adding more colors in multiple layers. For my Ovis series, I wanted strong marks and carved lines to create images of these beautiful animals, depicted in their rustic environment.
Likewise with the paintings in Oil - I wanted forceful brush strokes to really show the gorgeous wool coats these animals sport.
Ovis II and Ovis III will be shown in the exhibit Modern Wax: New Art From Old Beginnings, an exhibition of contemporary art using encaustic, at the Highfield Hall and Gardens in Falmouth, MA between May 17 and July 11. It will showcase how twelve different artists have interpreted the exhibition theme.
Please join me, my fellow artists and other art lovers for a great evening at the Highfield Hall and Gardens on June 29 for the opening reception! See the invitation card [here].
As the title of the exhibits alludes to, encaustic painting is an ancient form of art dating back over 2000 years. Utilizing molten wax, pigment, and if so desired, collage material to produce art – it allows for two- and three-dimensional art to be created. After being forgotten over centuries, it was “rediscovered” or at least popularized again by Jasper Johns.
Devin, my daughter Alexandra’s boyfriend, is the proud owner of Afghanistanian and Tunisian show-quality sheep, sporting black and reddish-brown faces and legs, and creamy gray wool. When I saw them grazing in a paddock, I became inspired to create paintings of them.
Alexandra took pictures of the inquisitive flock for me on a bright, sunny winter day. We printed them as 8”x10” prints, which I used in my studio to create these and other paintings.
When painting with wax, I often use a sharp pointed tool to draw on the first wax layer. Next, I wipe oil paint into the drawing. After covering the surface with beeswax to encapsulate the oil paint, I continue painting, adding more colors in multiple layers. For my Ovis series, I wanted strong marks and carved lines to create images of these beautiful animals, depicted in their rustic environment.
Likewise with the paintings in Oil - I wanted forceful brush strokes to really show the gorgeous wool coats these animals sport.
Ovis II and Ovis III will be shown in the exhibit Modern Wax: New Art From Old Beginnings, an exhibition of contemporary art using encaustic, at the Highfield Hall and Gardens in Falmouth, MA between May 17 and July 11. It will showcase how twelve different artists have interpreted the exhibition theme.
Please join me, my fellow artists and other art lovers for a great evening at the Highfield Hall and Gardens on June 29 for the opening reception! See the invitation card [here].
As the title of the exhibits alludes to, encaustic painting is an ancient form of art dating back over 2000 years. Utilizing molten wax, pigment, and if so desired, collage material to produce art – it allows for two- and three-dimensional art to be created. After being forgotten over centuries, it was “rediscovered” or at least popularized again by Jasper Johns.