Portfolio of Abstracts
My art is the sincere, authentic interpretation of my thoughts and emotional reactions to our natural environment. “The more personal, the more universal,” an adage from the theater world, exemplifies the connection I strive to create between my work and the viewer.
My goal is to evoke a sense of the structure and fragility within nature through the use of textures, geometric shapes, scale and color.
I use cold wax medium mixed with oil paint and applied with brayers, squeegees and pallet knives. I often scrape, print, dig, compress and add particulates during the painting process. Applying many layers of this mixture in a multitude of ways allows me to achieve complex surfaces of texture and luminous colors that invite attention and exploration.
Ray of Hope
12×12, oil and cold wax on cradled panel, framed.
Earth Teach Me
5’x4′ oil and cold wax on deep cradled panel
Stepping Up
30×20, oil and cold wax on cradled panel, framed
Soundless Chatter
60×60, a diptych_oil and cold wax on cradled panels
Indistinct Chatter
20×16, oil and Cold Wax on Cradled Panel, framed
London Bridges
40×30, oil and cold wax on cradleboard, thin floater framed.
Conversations
30×30, oil and cold wax on deep cradled panel
Sacred Earth
40×30, oil/cold wax, New Mexico earth minerals on cradled panel.
Scions
30×30, oil and cold wax on deep cradled panel
Balancing Act
40×30, oil and cold wax on cradled panel
Ancient Zuni After the Rain
30×30, collage with oil and cold wax. Sold
Echo
30×30, oil and cold wax on cradled panel. Sold
Settled Amidst Uncertainty
Painted during the pandemic recalling my thoughts of being isolated. Sold
Old Women of the Shore
36×24, oil and cold wax on cradled panel. Framed in Floater Frame.
Wet Sand #1
16×12 oil and cold wax on cradle board
Wet Sand #2
16×16, diptych, oil and cold wax on two 16×8 cradle panels. Sold
Wet Sand #3
16×12, oil and cold wax on cradled panel
Wet Sand#4
16×16 oil and cold wax on cradled panel. Sold
Wet San #5
In Soulful Silence
16×16, oil and cold wax on cradleboard
Soaking in Pagosa Minerals
24×18, oil and cold wax on cradle board.
Reach Me
My studio is located in Ventura, California. If you'd like to arrange a studio visit - or if you wish to contact me to purchase a painting, take a workshop, send me directly or through my contact form at right!
kayz2@mac.com
