Pat   Otto         Encaustic   Portraits     2000 - 2004

Portraits of Friends


Portrait of a Poet Carolyne Charlotte Elaine Sara

Kristina Ralitza Kina Michele Beth

Iris Lindsay Nani Janet Steve

Keli Reclining Head






ENCAUSTIC PORTRAITS
Statement

With Wax Works, my encaustic paintings move into more sculptural forms,
blurring any boundaries between painting and sculpture. I’m interested in both
heightening and disrupting the 2-D illusionism of my portraits by painting them
on 3-D objects. By alternating multiple layers of melted beeswax with multiple
oil painted glazes, each bonded by the sweep of a propane torch, I can create
a luxurious space, color and texture on found pieces of driftwood that I have
altered to augment the image.




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