Susan C Gregory
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Encaustic provides the ability to layer my surface with multi media and create a spatial depth in its luminescence. It is an ancient form of art that is having a contemporary resurgence. Building layers of encaustic wax, oil, and often photographed or drawn imagery, my pieces speak in a landscape language with elements of surrealism, irony and pop art.
Stemming from my individual narrative, are concepts of domestic life, nostalgia and impermanence. This current series commemorates childhood utilizing playground subjects like balls and jacks. Paintings memorialize a passed moment in time for some while celebrating its recurrence in others.
