Photo Encaustic
My work begins in the quiet spaces of the natural world—winter trees, fog-laden fields, solitary paths, restless shorelines—and transforms these moments into something both ancient and atmospheric through the alchemy of photo encaustic. Using black and white photography as my foundation, I draw from the language of vintage imagery: worn edges, distressed borders, and the softened, ghostlike textures of time. Each piece becomes a place where memory, landscape, and emotion intersect.
Solitary trees, mist, and expansive skies recur throughout my work, acting as meditative anchors in shifting and enigmatic environments. These scenes often hold a sense of stillness and isolation, yet they are not bleak; they invite contemplation, connection, and breath. Figures—when they appear—are small against the vastness of land and sky, emphasizing the delicacy of our presence within the natural world.
Through encaustic medium, cold wax, and layered textures, I obscure, reveal, and reshape the photographic surface. Wax softens the starkness of the image, while scratches, pigments, and abstract marks introduce a tactile tension. This interplay of photographic realism and painterly intervention allows the work to inhabit a liminal space—somewhere between document and dream.
Whether depicting a lone tree bending into winter fog, a path receding into mystery, or a cloud-heavy coastal horizon, my artwork seeks to evoke the emotional undercurrents of place. They carry a sense of nostalgia, melancholy, and quiet wonder, echoing the feeling of standing in a landscape that seems to hold its breath.
Ultimately, my photo encaustic practice is a conversation between nature’s impermanence and the enduring human impulse to capture, transform, and remember. Each image becomes not just a scene, but a vessel—holding weather, time, and the lingering presence of what cannot be seen.
Solitary trees, mist, and expansive skies recur throughout my work, acting as meditative anchors in shifting and enigmatic environments. These scenes often hold a sense of stillness and isolation, yet they are not bleak; they invite contemplation, connection, and breath. Figures—when they appear—are small against the vastness of land and sky, emphasizing the delicacy of our presence within the natural world.
Through encaustic medium, cold wax, and layered textures, I obscure, reveal, and reshape the photographic surface. Wax softens the starkness of the image, while scratches, pigments, and abstract marks introduce a tactile tension. This interplay of photographic realism and painterly intervention allows the work to inhabit a liminal space—somewhere between document and dream.
Whether depicting a lone tree bending into winter fog, a path receding into mystery, or a cloud-heavy coastal horizon, my artwork seeks to evoke the emotional undercurrents of place. They carry a sense of nostalgia, melancholy, and quiet wonder, echoing the feeling of standing in a landscape that seems to hold its breath.
Ultimately, my photo encaustic practice is a conversation between nature’s impermanence and the enduring human impulse to capture, transform, and remember. Each image becomes not just a scene, but a vessel—holding weather, time, and the lingering presence of what cannot be seen.
