Marybeth Rothman
Amelia, 40”x40”, 2011.
gate it’s relationship to my message and materials.
As time went on the figure was not enough. I
found it necessary to add layers to my work and
started cutting and a pasting my oil paintings. At
this point where I began to use collage, introducing
family photographs from the 1940’s into my work,
I discovered encaustic. I found I could compose
many layers with encaustic, imbedding materials
into my work, creating a visual depth that is unique
to this medium. The convergence of these ideas,
encaustic, collage and photography was the
defining moment that started me on a wonderful
journey.
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