{"id":246,"date":"2011-10-11T09:32:33","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T13:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauraculic.com\/?p=246"},"modified":"2012-08-11T17:29:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T21:29:46","slug":"five-new-encaustic-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauraculic.com\/2011\/10\/11\/five-new-encaustic-paintings\/","title":{"rendered":"New paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

<\/a>
Lake Effect, 24\u2033 x 40\u2033, is a set of 15 8\u2033 x 8\u2033 encaustic tiles, inspired by Lake Ontario, available at XC<\/span> Art Restorations, Toronto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/a>
Topographic, 24\u2033 x 52\u2033 triptych, encaustic, oil, image transfer on wood, available at XC<\/span> Art Restorations, Toronto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This painting, \u201cTopographic<\/em>\u201d is very much about the land with its combination of a traditional landscape in the centre panel and a specific topographical geography suggested in the outer panels. The appearance, uses and meanings of maps have always fascinated me, and I\u2019m very excited to have found a means of incorporating them into my work. In the outer panels of this painting, I had a sense of being geologist, explorer and archeologist in one; excavating through dense layers of opaque and translucent wax to discover or reveal lakes and rivers; and in the centre, depicting the nascent scene for future navigators.\u2026<\/p>\n

<\/a>
Pocahontas, 20\u2033 x 20\u2033 encaustic, oil and image transfer on wood, available at XC<\/span> Art Restorations, Toronto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201c<\/span>Pocahontas<\/em>\u201d was inspired by the Neil Young song of the same name, the lyrics of which I\u2019ve hand written, and hidden under layers and layers of wax. Barely discernible, but present, nevertheless. While creating this painting, I thought of the traditional native American sense of respect and unity with the land, and its contrast with the common need to control, maintain and delineate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  This painting, \u201cTopographic\u201d is very much about the land with its combination of a traditional landscape in the centre panel and a specific topographical geography suggested in the outer panels. The appearance, uses and meanings of maps have always fascinated me, and I\u2019m very excited to have found a means of incorporating them into \u2026 <\/p>\n