Encaustic Art
Waning Storm? (Nov 4, 2025) 8x8 in
A Hush Fell Over the Marsh 8x8 in
I ventured into encaustic art in July 2024 at a workshop with Edith Beattie at the Schoodic Arts for All Summer Arts Festival. Though I had no painting background (I’m primarily a fiction writer), I was drawn to the medium’s use of wax and fire.
After a year-long pause due to lack of space and materials, I returned in July 2025 for an advanced workshop, fell in love with encaustic, and decided to go all in. I secured studio space, acquired materials, joined online communities and classes, and began a daily practice focused (for now) on exploration and learning rather than mastery or commerce.
I've been experimenting widely with myriad techniques, tools, colors, and textures, and I gravitate toward abstract work with intense color, depth, and a balance of chaos and control. I’m especially drawn to politically and emotionally charged abstraction, inspired by artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Mark Rothko, Louise Nevelson, and Jacob Lawrence. (March, 2026)
Untitled 12x12 in
Untitled 8x8 in
Untitled 10x10 in
Maine Winter 8 x 8 in
The Storm is Upon Us (America, 2026) 8x8 in
What We Prefer to Believe vs. What's Real 8x8 in
The Road to Rebuilding (Warsaw, 1945) 8x8 in
How They See Us vs. Who We Are 8x8 in
Untitled 4x4 in
Untitled 4x4 in
Into the Woods 4x4 in
Untitled 4x4 in
Buttress 12x12 in
Adjacent 6x6 in
Dreadful Sorry (for Eddie) 10x10 in
Commonalities 10x10 in
Change 8x8 in
Multitudes 10x10 in
The Barrens 4x6 in
Venerable 4x6 in
Oh, to be Wild Like the Sea 4x4 in
Crash 4x4 in
Underwater 4x4 in
Untitled 4x4 in
Qigong Series 8x8 in
Fresh Heavenly Energy
Qigong Series 8x8 in
Be Filled With Love
Qigong Series 8x8 in
Fresh Earth Energy
Qigong Series 8x8 in
The Three Dantiens
Qigong Series 8x8 in
5th Season, Harvest I
Qigong Series 8x8 in
5th Season, Harvest II
Untitled 4x6 in
Late October, Acadia (Schoodic) 5 x 7
Starling Migration 10x10 in
Starling Murmuration 10x10 in