Wax on Wednesdays Study and Create Week 2

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
~Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock

This week a look at the style and work of Jackson Pollock. Pollock was a leader of the abstract expressionist movement and founder of what is referred to as "action Painting". His practices all together revolutionized modern art. 

"Autumn Rhythm"  Jackson Pollock 1950

In order to study his work you must also take note of his physical painting style, actions, and use of tools. Much like we do today especially in encaustic art, and intuitive painting, we grab for unusual  and out of the ordinary  tools that will make interesting marks , and take note of how those marks make us feel as we are painting. 

Number 8 Jackson Pollock

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.

~Jackson Pollock

Pollock used dried up stiff paint brushes , sticks, trowels, and turkey basters. But what I find truly  challenging for myself is his revolutionary application of the paint ,where  there is a pure lack of contact between the artist and the canvas. This disconnect between the painting tool and the surface are what I felt truly unique throughout this painting study process. 

"Reflection of the Big Dipper" Jackson Pollock 1948

The other unique element is the constant movement around the canvas as it was on the floor. Movement of the body , the arm , wrist , feet, all wholly connected and involved in the painting process. The use of the entire artist's body to achieve a painting. 

Keeping all of this in mind and using it in the inspiration for this weeks encaustic painting. 

Wax on Wednesdays are usually small study works , but Pollock was also famous for going BIG, 

so I felt compelled to do this weeks Wax onWednesdays on a 24x24 birch wood panel , the largest I have done here for  Wax on Wednesdays (and the largest that will fit on screen:). 

Supplies I used this week are:

R and F encaustic medium

pigments

24x24 birch board

torch

 brushes some stiff

stick

  

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Painting is self-discovery. 

Every good artist paints what he is.

~Jackson Pollock

Happy Creating!