Encaustic Arts Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 76

After graduating with the BFA degree , I immediately began to pursue my own fine art . My journey cut across different media — watercolor , drawing , photography , printmaking , and even papermaking . I worked in my own studio , was a member of a co-op gallery for a few years , and joined various art groups to exhibit my artwork .
Then about eight years ago , a mentor suggested I try my hand at encaustic . I liked it ! I liked the process , the feel of the material , the layers and the atmospheric look you can achieve with encaustic . I could immediately see the magic in bringing my drawing , photography , and printmaking together with wax . I now work primarily as a mixed media artist .
Echo , encaustic , litho crayon , charcoal , watercolor paper on panel , 11 x 9 inches , 2010