Printmaking has become an important part of my studio practice . What I enjoy most , is its immediacy and element of surprise . Not knowing exactly what will come from a print underlies my overall approach to painting , making way for new conceptual directions to emerge in my work . As it turns out , the printmaking aspect of my practice greatly informs my paintings . Often , the color inks I mix make their way to the choices of color for my wax , creating a conceptual conversation between both disciplines . With each show , there also comes an edition of prints that serve as studies for paintings , or visa versa . Here is the painting that inspired the print in 2012 …
In 2003 , I began developing Encaustic Collagraph printmaking , by way of using white encaustic paint to exploit the texture of wax in lieu of collage materials to create a collagraph Plexiglas printing plate .
Collision Study , encaustic collagraph monoprint , 24 x 24 inches , 2009
Images center , left to right : Collision Transits , painting encaustic and oil on panel , 48 x 24 inches , 2012 Collision Transit Study 1 , encaustic collagraph monoprint on paper , 12 x 9 inches , 2012