Portfolios
Reproducing an image of a person requires an acute study of the structure of its bones, the layers of skin and color shaping the bones and an emotional response. Following are people I have known, people I admire. I hope you recognize some!
William Wiley
4"x6" encaustic sketch
William Wiley
4"x6" encaustic sketch
Jack Fleischer 1919-2001
18"x24" mixed media
Nancy Pelosi
12"x12" graphite
Jimmy Carter
8"x10" gold guilded halo, egg tempera
Encaustic
The ancient medium of encaustics dates back to 3000 B.C. The Greek word "encaustikos" is derived from the mixture of heated beeswax, damar crystals and pigment which are blended and fused by heat to a birch panel.
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Hopscotch
30"x40"
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RBY
24"x24"
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Klimptish
16"x20" encaustic
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10
8"x8"
4
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Cave
24"x18"
5
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Sunset
12"x12"
6
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![Triangle]( "24\"x36\"")
Triangle
24"x36"
7
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![Clouscape]( "12\"x12\" encaustic")
Clouscape
12"x12" encaustic
8
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![Wet]( "24\"x24\" encaustic")
Wet
24"x24" encaustic
9
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![Wave]( "30\"x20\" encaustic")
Wave
30"x20" encaustic
10
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![Storm]( "40\"x40\" encaustic")
Storm
40"x40" encaustic
11
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![Russian Village]( "5\"x5\" oil encaustic")
Russian Village
5"x5" oil encaustic
12
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![drip city]( "8\"x8\" encaustic")
drip city
8"x8" encaustic
13
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![Lines]( "12\"x12\" encaustic")
Lines
12"x12" encaustic
14
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![wee from above]( "6\"x6\" emcaustic")
wee from above
6"x6" emcaustic
15
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![Looking Down]( "10\"x10\" encaustic")
Looking Down
10"x10" encaustic
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![Truth]( "12\"x12\" encaustic")
Truth
12"x12" encaustic
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![Look Through]( "8\"x8\" encaustic")
Look Through
8"x8" encaustic
18
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![murmuration]( "encaustic, 8\"x8\"")
murmuration
encaustic, 8"x8"
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![murmuration 2]( "24\"x36\" encaustic")
murmuration 2
24"x36" encaustic
20
Acrylic
A faster drying medium allows for spontaneous interplay of various subjects. Usually I employ acrylics for the opportunity to sketch while painting. It is a satisfying medium.
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Compliment
acrylic, 48"x48"
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my view
acrylic, 36"x24"
2
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splash
acrylic 24"x36"
3
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city block 24
acrylic, 24"24"
4
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ways to go
mixed media, 8"x8"
5
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regeneration
acrylic 30x48
6
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![Fragile]( "10\"x8\" acrylic")
Fragile
10"x8" acrylic
7
Oil
Painting in oils provides a rich color and the process requires painting fat over lean allowing the paint to blend and build up as the oil dries.
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Castlescape
4"x6"
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City at Night
20"x30" oil on canvas
2
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From Above 4
24"x24" oil on canvas
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From Above Now
24"x24" oil on canvas
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elder
oil, 8"x10"
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sly eye
oil, 8"x10"
6
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![chester "afterwards"]( "oil, 8\"x10\"")
chester "afterwards"
oil, 8"x10"
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![down under]( "8\"x12\" oil")
down under
8"x12" oil
8
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![Tree of lives]( "30\"x30\" oil")
Tree of lives
30"x30" oil
9
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![isolated]( "24\"x24\" oil")
isolated
24"x24" oil
10
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![abbreviated]( "24'x24\" oil")
abbreviated
24'x24" oil
11
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![yellow]( "24\"x24\" oil")
yellow
24"x24" oil
12
Mixed Medium
Mixed mediums incorporate various elements and materials into a collage composition. Glueing these pieces to a hard surface is like putting together a puzzle. Employing a variety of elements 2D - 3D allows the process to be experimental.
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Dada
17"x21" collage
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Drive-In
9.5"x11.5" collage
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Cubism
17"x21" collage papers
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Oil
24"x24" encaustic collage
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Science
12"x12" mixed medium
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Everything i should have learned but didn't.
12"x12" mixed medium
6
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![Seeded]( "30\"x30\" gold ink, oil")
Seeded
30"x30" gold ink, oil
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![Roots]( "24\"x24\" watercolor")
Roots
24"x24" watercolor
8
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![Famile tree]( "48\"x48\" graphite, watercolor")
Famile tree
48"x48" graphite, watercolor
9
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![home on the range]( "15\"x15\" collage")
home on the range
15"x15" collage
10
