November 2017: Linda Robertson

Linda Robertson creates imagined landscapes in encaustic with lush botanical forms and vibrant colors reminiscent of places shes lived like her childhood home in Hawaii and her current home in the Pacific Northwest. Her work pairs modern materials with ancient technique to produce a luminous surface that captures and reflects light. Working with encaustic wax I layer hot beeswax, pigment and resin together, adding and subtracting layers until I get the look I want.As she explains No other type of painting offers such a unique combination of depth, luminosity and texture. The translucency of the wax creates layers of information, like the sediment of time, while stirring the senses of sight, smell, and touch.