| Trans+lucent
Group Encaustic Show
Trans+lucent will feature the encaustic paintings of Tracey Adams, Judith Kindler, David Parke, Gay Patterson and Michelle Stuhl.
Tracey Adams 
Art and music have always played a large role in Tracey Adam's life. She studied piano for many years and earned advanced degrees in composition and conducting while simultaneously learning to draw and paint. Working in series, Adams develops subsequent paintings from those just created- like theme and variations- exhausting the possibilities for exploration. Many times Adams will scrape down or paint over existing paintings, or works on paper that are not successful. She is aware that she must create something much stronger. Influenced by nature and the coastal environment that is home, Adams is drawn to patterns, puzzles, geometry and the endless connections she is able to make within that realm.
Judith Kindler
Judith Kindler continues to explore the figure in both two and three-dimensional work. The posturing of the figures in her work exposes an obscure narrative that the artist purposefully leaves open for interpretation by the viewer. For example, much of Kindler's art often probes the more psychological aspects of the subject, allowing the viewer to project their own psychologies or histories on to the work. It is important to the artist that a sense of the commonality of human emotions is exposed within her creations.
David Parke
David Parke's work focuses primarily on the grid, while also concentrating on the presence of light and its ability to activate an image. What is of interest to Parke is how we use the grid to order our lives. Its structure is present in almost everything we make. The representation of the grid shifts focus with the passing of light being absorbed and reflected simultaneously through the layer of beeswax. The overall result is an image that is charged with light and ordered through the presence of the grid to produce a calming yet active visual experience.
Gay Patterson
Gay Patterson's work flirts with the definition of beauty and intrinsically mirrors the natural world. The process of heat renders the wax fluid and leads to unpredictable forms that are a springboard to improvisation and response. The paintings in this show came out of her vivid experience of swimming with Humpback whales in the Caribbean. To Patterson whales are an enthralling embodiment of what is mysterious, vital, wise and joyous in the world. They reflect her thoughts of what art should aspire to.
Michelle Stuhl
Michelle Stuhl's current body of work consists entirely of botanical imagery. While she has worked with images from nature in the past, plants with medicinal and healing properties uniquely inspire this group of paintings and drawings. The basis of this series is not literal or scientific, but refers to forms and shapes from plants that have been identified as having properties of renewal.
Encaustic painting involves using heated beeswax and resin to which colored pigments are added. The molten wax is then applied to a surface, usually prepared wood, though canvas and other materials are often used as well. Once applied, the encaustic is reheated to fuse the paint into a smooth or textured finish.
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