Spiritual abstract and figurative fine art

Mixed media oil, acrylic and encaustic painting

Figurative / Abstract Works

Oil, cold wax, acrylic, graphite and mixed media paintings and drawings

The Burning Down

Acrylic, charcoal, graphite, India ink and pastel on paper, 40″ x 30″

I Am Ungit

Prismacolor pencil and India ink on paper, 14″ x 15″

Dark Am I, Yet Lovely

Oil, cold wax, pigment sticks and charcoal on cradled canvas panel, 20″ x 16″

Valhalla

Oil, cold wax, pastel and ink on canvas, 24″ x 18″

Behind The Curtain

Oil, cold wax, raw pigment, gold leaf, pastel and wax pencil on cradled wood panel, 12″ x 12″

Chimæra (Half Spirit, Half Animal)

Oil and cold wax on cradled wood panel, 20″ x 16″

UnEarthed

Oil, cold wax, gold leaf, charcoal, pastel and wax pencil on canvas, 20″ x 20″

Shut Up

Acrylic, pastel and charcoal on paper, 13″ x 11″

Bargain

Oil and mixed media on canvas, 24″ x 18″

Song for Adam

India ink and graphite on Arches watercolor paper. 22″ x 7.5″

Don’t Look Back

Oil, cold wax, pastel, raw pigment and asphaltum on canvas, 12″ x 12″

Self-Portrait with a Longbow

Oil, cold wax, pastel, charcoal and gold leaf on canvas, 24″ x 18″

Sangre de Madre (after Zúñiga)

Oil, charcoal and mixed media on cradled wood panel, 25″ X 22″

Red No.5, Passion

Oil on canvas, 24″ x 20″

Angels in the Architecture

Oil, cold wax and mixed media on cradled wood panel, 24″ x 24″

Breakthrough

Graphite pencil on paper, 6.5″ x 6.5″

Absalom, Absalom

Acrylic, oil and mixed media on canvas

King Of The Jews

Acrylic, pastel and charcoal on canvas, 48″ x 24″

Mitochondrial Eve

Oil, cold wax and charcoal on cradled wood panel, 16″ x 12″

The Transfiguration

Acrylic, charcoal and pastel on Arches watercolor paper, 30″ x 22″

Refugio

Mixed media on paper, 20″ x 28″

Rose on a Thornbush

Prismacolor and graphite pencils on paper, 4.25″ x 5.25″

Orphans of God (For August)

Mixed media on canvas, 36″ x 36″

Crossing Over

Charcoal, graphite and pastel on cradled wood panel, 12″ x 12″

Those Who Danced

Charcoal, oil, cold wax, acrylic and enamel on cradled canvas panel, 16″ x 8″

Monolith

India ink, Prismacolor pencil, acrylic, charcoal, graphite and pastel on paper, 23″ x 23″

Wisdom

Acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 18″

The Bush It Was Burning

Oil and cold wax on cradled panel, 5″ x 6″

Give Me An Ocean, Wash Me Away

Acrylic, Conté crayon, India ink, charcoal and graphite on canvass, 28″ x 22″

Blue Dream

Acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 30″

Gone with the Man in the Long Black Coat

Ink, pencil, pastel and acrylic on Claybord panel, 10″ x 8″

Solomon’s Choice

Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 24″ x 20″

Scarlet Thread

Acrylic, India ink, charcoal, Prismacolor pencil and pastel on paper, 9″ x 11″

Homeless

Mixed media on paper, 30″ x 22″

The Weight

Acrylic and India ink on canvas, 16″ x 20″

Any Bitter Thing

Mixed media on paper, 30″ x 20″

Hope in the Darkness

Oil, cold wax, pastel and gold leaf on cradled wood panel, 12″ x 12″

Reign O’er Me

Oil, cold wax, pastel and gold leaf on cradled wood panel, 8″ x 9″

Cavern

Prismacolor pencil on paper

Hot Seat

Oil on paper, 22.5″ x 15″

Head Of Christ

Acrylic on canvas, 12″ x 9″

Rape Of The Sabines

Acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 20″

Fire + Water

Acrylic, India ink and pastel on paper, 15″ x 22.5″

Bowl Of Tears

Acrylic on canvas, 20″ x 24″

There Goes a Raven

Acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 24″ x 12″

Europe After The War

India ink on paper 9″ x 11″

Poured From The Mouths Of Angels

Acrylic and charcoal on paper-coated wood panel, 18″ x 18″

Columbine

Acrylic, oil, enamel, and oil pastel on canvas, 24″ x 18″

Magi

Oil, cold wax, and gold leaf on canvas, 10″ x 10″

Paper Flower

Oil, cold wax, charcoal and acrylic on cradled wood panel, 8″ x 8″

Encaustic Mixed Media

‘Encaustic’ is a Greek word: ἐγκαυστικός, which means “burning in.” Encaustic painting is an ancient form of art using beeswax, resin and pigments, melted and applied to a wooden panel. The element of heat is necessary for a painting to be called encaustic (though there are other forms of cold wax paints which are not). The oldest surviving encaustic panels are the Fayum mummy portraits from Roman Egypt, dating from around 100–300 AD.

Encaustic painting as an art form was largely abandoned until it was ‘rediscovered’ in the 20th century and made popular by artists such as Jasper Johns. It is regaining popularity as more artists are discovering how versatile the medium is.

The type of paintings I have made are Encaustic Mixed Media, because they not only include encaustic wax, but also prints, oil paint, India ink, various pens and pencils, shellac, charcoal, graphite, pastels, textiles and found objects. They were fused (melted) primarily by using a propane torch.