Joanne Mattera

Silk Road 368

2017

Kay Hartung's "Bio Patterns 5" is a 16 x 16 inch abstract encaustic and pastel painting composed of geometric forms colliding and overlapping in blue, green, rust and grey on a light...

Mary Marley's "From Orthodoxy" is an abstract encaustic and oil painting that includes text printed on organza silk. It is painted with bright and vivid colors and includes patterns, gestural abstraction and dripped and spattered paint as an element of design. It is painted on a wooden panel with the sides painted black and the back is wired for hanging. Mary Marley is a contemporary painter exploring themes of chaos, order, the force of becoming and transformation. Currently working with encaustic paint, her approach is highly experimental, pushing the boundaries with this ancient medium. She is attracted to encaustic for its luminous properties and the endless variations that can be achieved with this multifaceted medium. The use of encaustic allows for layering colors, achieving a glowing surface of depth. Using color and texture inspired from the organic world, Mary's work incorporates patterns and structures all roiling together to an image of impermanence. Mary teaches visual art and her works have been featured throughout the United States and Canada. She is represented by Fountain Street...

Betsy Eby’s lyrically abstract paintings are created using an encaustic technique. This ancient process is one by which layers of pigment, sap and wax are molten when applied to the ...

Betsy Eby’s lyrically abstract paintings are created using an encaustic technique. This ancient process is one by which layers of pigment, sap and wax are molten when applied to the ...

Betsy Eby’s lyrically abstract paintings are created using an encaustic technique. This ancient process is one by which layers of pigment, sap and wax are molten when applied to the ...

“As an encaustic painter, I have come to appreciate and enjoy the way the hot wax pushes me beyond precision. I am a very orderly person and I think in grids. Much of my work is cent...