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Donise English
Fern (Botanical Still Life Encaustic Painting of Ferns on White, Framed)

2023

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"Fern" — mixed-media painting of a fern isolated against a textural blue background by Donise English Oil and encaustic on paper Image size: 16 x 20 inches / Frame size: 21.25 x 25 inches White stained wood shadow box frame with non-glare plexi A statement from the artist: I have the great fortune of having a Hudson Valley garden that produces, each and every year, a bountiful array of flowers whose realism — expressed through detailed botanical perfections and imperfections — cannot be denied. At the same time, upon a looser examination, this naturalistic realism can dissolve into visual juxtapositions of color, texture, lines, shapes, and light that suggest nature can also be understood as an abstraction. These paintings are inspired by nature’s duality: able to be observed as both real and abstract. Each work is a multi-layered surface of oil paint and wax. The dark underpainting is visible under the loosely painted, abstract, and heavily textured white surface. The intricacies and specificities of the plants and flowers are then delicately drawn into and onto this abstract and randomized surface. Subtle highlights are then added in response to the specific context of flower and background. The contrast of the loose surface and the highly detailed rendering of the flower varies as you move closer or further from the painting. In eliminating strong or representational color, the surface images and textures are able to exist in an ambiguous space where image and background coexist, separated only by the thinnest of lines. From careful observations come deeper understandings and unexpected revelations – an unplanned journey. About the artist: Donise English works abstractly in both painting and sculpture and has exhibited her work in academic institutions, museums and galleries throughout the United States. She received an MFA in Painting from Bard College and a BS in Art History from SUNY New Paltz. She is also a Professor Emerita of Studio Art at Marist College and a recipient of numerous awards including a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting.
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