Paul Chojnowski Mixed Media

In the Canopy , 2018 6 1/4" X 24" burned and scorched Baltic Birch plywood Perhaps the single most fascinating thing about this painting is the artist's choice of medium: water and fire. There is no sepia tone, no pigment, no watercolor. The artist painted this horizontal view of tree trunks standing in a thick canopy of leaves with a wet brush on paper that he then burns with a blow torch to add contrast and hue. Throughout Chojnowski's career a distinguishing characteristic has been the use of nontraditional media and tools in his art making. His current work, images burned into paper and wood evolved as a result of his conscious effort to embrace art historical traditions while rejecting the traditional processes. Chojnowski began burning and scorching wood and paper to create his images in the early 1990’s. Since then, his fire drawings have been shown in group and solo exhibitions in art centers, museums and galleries nationally. His work was part of the set decoration on the Scott Hicks film No Reservations, starring Catherine Zeta-Jone and Aaron Eckhart and the Nancy Meyers...

Realistic horizontal landscape of a Birch forest on Baltic Birch panel made with a blow torch Burned drawing on panel, naturally sepia toned 6.25 x 18 inches unframed, sides are bur...

New York City cityscape drawing of traffic and lights at night burned and scorched paper drawing 20 x 13 inches, 23 x 16 x 1.5 inches framed in black walnut stained wood frame Perhaps the single most fascinating thing about this painting is the artist's choice of medium: water and fire. There is no sepia tone, no pigment, no watercolor. The artist paints iconic views of New York City and other famous American cities with...

burned and scorched drawing on paper Artist Statement: Walking after dark in the light filled streets of American cities like Boston, New York and Chicago has been my inspiration...

burned and scorched paper 23 x 16 inches framed