Larain Matheson Art
Encaustic-oil and mixed media
Portfolio
Encaustic-oil and mixed media
Larain's Latest Creations
This is a collection of Larains latest encaustic and mixed media creations.
On Line Gallery
Larains Artwork is one of a kind. To inquire about availability, size and prices - please contact her via email.
Larain Matheson
Encaustic art is a 2000 year old medium dating back to the Egyptians and the Greeks. I’ve been exploring this medium of using beeswax and oils mixed together, for the past 15 years. My inspiration comes from the beauty of where we live, and I emphasize the elements of air, earth , fire and water, in my work.
My tools are melting pure beeswax, mixing my colors by adding oils, and melting them at a high degree of heat. The process is labor intensive but allows me to mix many hues of colors which I paint on with brushes, onto a wood panel. The process can also be subtractive where I use scraping tools or mixed media like photo transfers, collage , and papers, embedded into the wax. I fuse each layer with a torch, to the underlayer of color and wax. My work has between 5-12 layers of wax and oil paints in it, which creates the transparency and depth.
I received my M.F.A, from U.C.L.A. back in the 70’s where I worked with artist Richard Diebenkorn, who was influential in my perspective of the architecture of the landscape in California. Of all the mediums I have worked in for the past 40 years, encaustic has captured my heart. I love working both in realism, from photos I take, as I walk the coastal trails, and also abstracting from nature. Encaustic painting allows me the freedom to explore and add layers from the unseen to what the finished painting will be, making the unseen more visible.
I have received many awards in the Art In the Redwoods shows, the Salon Show, and exhibit in Santa Fe, NM, Encaustic Museum, at the Discovery and Dolphin Galleries in Gualala, California , The O Hanlon Center in Mill Valley, and in Colorado. My work is in many collections throughout the USA.
New Work
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A New View
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Ocean Driftwood
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Beach Day
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Ocean Roads
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A New View
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Rainbow Crow
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A New Beginning
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Connecting Water and Earth
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Contact Larain
f you're curious about the availability of art pieces, their sizes, and pricing, we've got you covered! Just reach out to Larain via email, and she'll happily assist you with all the details you need.
Gallery Sales
You can find Larain's work on Display at the following Galleries in Gualala California.
Dolphin Gallery &
Discovery Gallery Artist Collective
39140 Highway One, Gualala, CA 95445. Both in the Seacliff Center