PORTFOLIO.contructs

I call these abstract works "constructs" combining encaustic paint and found objects. I scavenge old, worn, weathered metal and wood from dumpsters, industrial sites, beaches and woods. I assemble these found treasures now on my studio floor moving them about and putting them together with an inner eye focused on meaning. Painterly gesture within structure, rich earthy surfaces within formal shapes describe decades/generations. Process and materials fuse together forming content of family/lineage. As I work I enjoy the procedural; as I finish I wonder about the conceptual; thought and language reveal the title, the spirit of relationships and connections.

Now and Then, 2012, 84” x 42” 4"
encaustic on wood/metal, metal grid

Light At Five In the Afternoon
2010, 54” x 54” x 6"
encaustic, paper, metal, wood

Tethered, 2012, 58” x 27” x 4"
encaustic on metal, rope

Through, 2011, 7‘ x 6‘ x 4’
encaustic, wood, metal

To Be Continued, 2013, 92” x 30” x 3"
encaustic on paper/wood, metal

Quadrada I, 2009
54” x 27” x 3"
encaustic on paper, metal

Quadrada II, 2009
54” x 27” x 3"
encaustic on
paper, metal

Flag Fracatured, 2008, 76" x 48" x 5"
encaustic, wood, paper, fiber, metal

Mt. Tom Warp, 2007, 66" x 39" x 5"
encaustic, wood, paper, fiber, metal

Generations, 2006, 78” x 39” x 5”
encaustic, wood, metal

Wall I, 2005, 42” x 79” x 4"
encaustic, wood, metal

Wall II, 2005, 53” x 41” x 4"
encaustic, wood, metal

Wall III, 54" x 34" x 5"
encaustic, wood, metal, fiber