Ann Snow

Philosophy

The way that I approach encaustic painting is by color and not by any pre-set idea of what I want to accomplish. I can just let my imagination go and when I think a painting is finished,I stop, I usually line them up on my mantle and over the next days I just look at them from all angles and decide which ones I like and will probably frame and which ones I need to put away and look at later. Sometimes I paint them one way but like the view turned upside down or sideways. I like the fantasy aspect of them, even though I have done wax paintings that look like more normal paintings. I sometimes use watercolor paper and the wax does look like a watercolor painting when it is done. Encaustic painting, to me, is exciting and fun and free and imaginative. I make large paintings too and I use a lot of silver, white, black and gold and when framed they look great behind a desk in an office or behind a sofa if you like something modern and abstract. Ann