Expressive Contemporary Encaustic Paintings
Hello, I’m Ruth Maude, a Canadian artist exhibiting encaustic artwork in the Greater Toronto Area.
My process begins with loose, exploratory mark-making and playful underpainting. I allow emotion to guide the work. In Sense of Place, my encaustic paintings were grounded in landscape — in the way place, light, and memory intertwine. Now, as I move toward pure abstraction, I’m shifting focus from what is seen to what is felt — to the energy, rhythm, and immediacy of the mark itself.
Encaustic is a painting technique that involves using pigmented hot wax to create art. I apply molten encaustic medium in layers with brushes, carefully fusing each layer with heat using tools like a heat gun, blow torch, or iron, resulting in rich textures and luminous surfaces.
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