About Magdalena Studio
I have realized that my paintings lean towards loneliness and an unsettling feeling about the end, of all things. I think that my own mortality is creeping into my work but also there is hope in my futuristic images, celestial ideas of immortality. I'm an optimistic person generally but the world is a worrisome place, the trauma in the mere existence of so many people, mostly women is a burden on my soul. I am impotent except in my worry which is useless. I still seek the beauty of nature and the solace of family but there is pain there also, so it seeps into the work. S...Read More
Established in 19991stDibs seller since 2024
Featured Pieces
The Last House
Located in Kingston, WA
this image comes out of an interest in planetary elements, surreal ideas of abandonment, what is left behind when we are gone
Beneath the starlit sky lies a scene rich in mystery. V...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Futurist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
The Forest King
Located in Kingston, WA
This fine Hare rules a small forest.
Swirling with mystery, this creation beckons exploration with its enigmatic imagery. A curious rabbit-like figure, adorned with intricate branch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Remembrance
Located in Kingston, WA
This is a collage of proofs of etchings that I had saved for years then one day I decided to construct new images from them. They are dry point, aqua tint with the addition of paint ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pencil, Drypoint, Etching, Aqua...
The Fall
Located in Kingston, WA
This is an encaustic painting on wood of an imagined waterfall in a distant place, a quiet location with only the sound of water and maybe birds. I was thinking of Norway while worki...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Night Sail
Located in Kingston, WA
This is an abstract encaustic painting with pure pigments and a coating of shellac for extra texture. It reminds me of the rocky coast of Norway and slipping by boat between them.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Encaustic
The Confused Flamingo
Located in Kingston, WA
Here we have a very confused flamingo that thought following the gulf stream would lead him to the Gulf of Mexico, sadly mistaken, ended up in the Lofoten islands, an archipelago off...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
HillTown
Located in Kingston, WA
this vivid painting is reminiscent of my memory of visiting the hill towns of Tuscany, crowded, old and ancient with crumbling buildings around them.
Nestled within the radiant sky,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Awaiting
Located in Kingston, WA
This encaustic painting started with the light behind the trees, adding mystery is the dark of the woods in contrast to the evening sky. The rabbit is the local watcher, always alert...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
The Red House/watching
Located in Kingston, WA
this is painted with hot beeswax, a remarkably archival medium with examples still vibrant after 2,000 years, in Egypt.
A curious gaze emerges from the rich colors of this picturesq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
abandoned
Located in Kingston, WA
Emerging from the tension between chaos and order, this creation unfolds a celestial scene through its sweeping gradient of colors and textures. The circular motifs seemingly float a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Last
Located in Kingston, WA
In this painting, I blend the tumultuous depth of abstract with the softer edges of impressionism, capturing an emotional landscape that speaks to our lives of loneliness or willing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Lone
Located in Kingston, WA
In crafting this piece, my brushstrokes whirl passionately, blending the raw intensity of expressionism with the dreamlike softness of impressionism. The vivid, glowing peak that eme...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
