Sunday, September 16, 2012

Martha Pfanschmidt - http://www.waterstonegallery.com/index.php/57/martha-pfanschmidt/

This artist doesn't appear to have any specific subjects or objects within her artwork other than the occasional bird, Pfanschmidt excellently masters the encaustic medium to tie her pieces together in beautiful ways.

The use of geometric shapes, mainly rectangles, and the combination of muted and vibrant colors is a technique used in many of the pieces. Another interesting aspect of her work is that she brings tea bags into some of her encaustic pieces which adds odd blotchy textures.

Martha masterfully combines pattern, texture, shape, and line throughout all of her artwork. I think encaustic is a great way to experiment with different techniques to achieve new textures (though I've never actually tried it).

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