~ about the work, by Mark
The vital essence of my work owes its strength to simply asking the question: what can paint and beeswax actually do? The final painting itself should set about supplying an unrepentant answer related to the encaustic wax process itself. This age-old method meaning “to burn in” needs to be applied with some swiftness. The beeswax is heated in garage-sale electric frying pans made molten hot and it is liable to cool on the brush if not handled with some speed. What you see is me actively applying the hot wax onto a panel surface, the work being a constant act of creativity, the paint, pigments, move energetically-dripping, splattering and into soft dream-like lucid forms. More recently I have poured molten lead onto the encaustic surface adding to the vibrance of the work. I hope the result offers a unique visual experience.
