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Click on any photo to the left to see a larger image of his work RUSSELL THURSTON The working process of painting is like a journey without a map. Most of the time, I’m not sure what direction the work will take. In the encaustic process, accidents often happen. Layers get covered and then scraped off; objects, like actual butterflies, flowers, toys, or microchips, get added. The melted wax runs ands drips in unexpected ways. I welcome the accidents; they help to shape the aesthetics and the meaning of the painting. They point me in the direction the painting wants to take. It sometimes can be frustrating to work that way, but it’s always exciting and revelatory. I look at every painting as an experiment, an exploration, and also a collaboration, between my plans and the painting’s. Sometimes the work becomes a mirror, reflecting the world I’m trying to make sense of. Other times, it’s a window into a place I’d like to escape to. If I hadn’t become an artist, I probably would have been a scientist (if I was better at math). I want to understand the nature of things—which means I’ll always have material. There’s no end of discoveries to make. |
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