Elise Wagner Art
American
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, Elise relocated to Portland, Oregon over 30 years ago. Her initial captivation with the geology, and the majestic beauty of the Pacific Northwest, lead her to obtain a Bachelor of Science Degree at Portland State University. She studied geology, physics and environmental biology with the intention of weaving them into what would become the fabric of her work. Elise was also awarded a residency at Vermont Studio Center. Making the Pacific Northwest her home base has continually nurtured her lifelong creative pursuit of merging art with science.
Artist Statement: My work is inspired by and evolves alongside new developments made in astronomy, physics and the environment. I approach each painting as if I am laying down a map to an unknown destination and have always been intrigued by how we define our sense of place by way of cartography and architecture. My aim is to translate visually through the use of color, line, texture and light."
About the Process: Encaustic collagraph "monoprints" can be created using various mark making techniques such as dry point etching directly into the plate and through the wax texture making it possible to use the plate again and again (up to at many as 20 pulls) varying the colors for small editions. The plate can also be enhanced, changed or completely re-created after making one unique print from it, this would be considered a "monotype" (one type).
Typical tools for building the encaustic collagraph plate are ceramic incising and scraping tools. Heated tools, such as a tacking iron and a heated wax writer are recommended. With this method, fusing the wax is optional and not necessary.to
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Collision Transit Study 6
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Unique monoprint from Collision Transit Study suite.
Medium: encaustic collagraph monoprint
Year: 2011
Image Size: 11 x 9 inches
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a ...
Category
2010s Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Autumn Shift, by Elise Wagner
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed encaustic monoprint, #1 in a series of 5 prints in the edition.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Terra Print 1
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from an edition of 20.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally from Jersey City,...
Category
2010s Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Sigma Self Energy 15
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed encaustic monoprint, #15 in a series of 20 pieces.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
$600 Sale Price
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Volcano
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed unique encaustic monoprint depicting an erupting volcano.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Origin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Calving 5
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed encaustic monoprint, #1 in a series of 4 pieces. The Calving series are meant as maps illustrating the retreat of glaciers due to climate change and global warming.
Elise Wag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Territory Study 4
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed encaustic monoprint, #1 in a series of 6 pieces.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally from...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Collision Transit Study 3
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed encaustic collagraph monoprint.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally from Jersey City, New...
Category
2010s Abstract Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Collision Transit Study 5
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Unique monoprint from Collision Transit Study suite.
Medium: encaustic collagraph monoprint
Year: 2011
Image Size: 11 x 9 inches
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a ...
Category
2010s Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Cloud Study #1
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed unique print from the Cloud Study suite.
Medium: Encaustic collagraph monotype
Image size: 10x 10 inches
Edition: unique
Year: 2013
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and tea...
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2010s Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Terra Warmnig # 4
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from an edition of 20.
Medium: Encaustic collagraph monotype
Image size: 10x 10 inches
Edition: 12
Year: 2017
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is ...
Category
2010s Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Remnant Topography 7
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed encaustic monoprint, #7 in a series of 12 pieces.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally fro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Sigma Self Energy 14
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed encaustic monoprint, #14 in a series of 20 pieces.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Contour Study 5
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from an edition of 10.
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally from Jersey City,...
Category
2010s Abstract Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Collision Transit Study 3
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered 1/1.
Medium: encaustic collagraph monoprint
Year: 2011
Image Size: 11 x 9 inches
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Poll...
Category
2010s Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Fall Contours
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from an edition of 12.
Medium: encaustic collagraph monoprint
Image Size: 12 x 20 inches
Year: 2016
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent r...
Category
2010s Abstract Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Calving 6
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed encaustic monoprint, #1 in a series of 4 pieces. The Calving series is meant as maps illustrating the retreat of glaciers due to climate change and global warming.
Elise Wagn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
Lost Chart 7
By Elise Wagner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, Elise relocated to Portland, Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Elise Wagner Art
Materials
Encaustic, Monoprint
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
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