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Artist Statement:
My oil painting technique is
unique in that I meticulously
work the canvas, building
layer upon layer of hand mixed
oils and varnishes, achieving
an astonishing degree of
luminosity and intriguing
brilliance. The novel use of
stencils to impart detailed
information, such as numeric
patterns and text, lends a
coldly mechanical feeling to
my works while providing the
vehicle for many of the
metaphors that are present
within each painting. The use
of these stencils allows for
an unusual control of the
medium since the canvas can be
impregnated with elaborate
bits of information, an
allegory to today’s
information overflow. Once the
oil paint is pushed through
the mesh of the silkscreen, it
is then scraped, blended,
blurred and further
manipulated to achieve the
desired effect. The line
between printmaking and fine
painting is blurred as each
layer is built upon the next.
The product is a richly
luminous surreal painting that
evokes both contemplative
thoughts and strong emotional
responses.
I have been working with the
encaustic material for a
little over a year now. I have
been drawn to the
astonishingly organic texture
and surface of the medium.
I think that painting is very
much like solving a ...
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