Jacqueline - Beneath The Surface

These paintings are much related to an archeological dig where layers of an ancient civilization have been unearthed and revealed, obscured, and sealed again. It is a metaphor for life where bits are secrets we hold and others are scars that through time have become beautiful. Through this long and often difficult journey…we are transformed.

I am fascinated by the continuous trans-formative qualities of the encaustic process. Encaustic was probably first used by ancient Egyptians and later Romans and is one of the most organic mediums I have worked with. Made simply of pure pigment and wax it can still be difficult but most luminous and translucent. Once the wax is applied, it often does not yield to direction, but reveals veils of light so we see the layers of the process. What may seem as a large banding or blocking of simple color on further closer investigation will reveal a far more complex story, a bit of a intuitive struggle. It the perception of the artist lay bare and minimal for the viewer.


New encaustic works on canvas by Jacqueline
Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid/paste is then applied to a surface — usually prepared wood , however, Jacqueline's newest series of works are translated on canvas.

Jacqueline's complex layers of pigment suspended in time engage the viewers entire body and transport the mind to a deeper, ethereal place of wholeness and light. This technique was notably used in the Fayum mummy portraits from Egypt around 100-300 AD, in the Blachernitissa and other early icons, as well as in many works of 20th-century American artists, including Jasper Johns.