Chanson de la porte

One in a series of collages reflecting on my family history. It is layered over, and echoes, a previous piece, Porte. Mixed media encaustic on stretched canvas © Liz Ruest 2008

Chinoise

Mixed media encaustic on board. 8 1/2″ x 10″ x 1/2″ deep.

Read Me

In a very abstract way, the composition of this piece reminded me of an old bound book. Encaustic collage  © Liz Ruest 2008 Mixed media encaustic on board 12″x12″ x 1/2″ deep: Private collection

Lobby

This abstracted geometric image grew from an almost obscured photograph of a hotel lobby in New York City, barely visible in the bottom center. While the shot was admittedly out of focus, I was attracted to the way that the light then seemed so much softer, and it tied the composition and colors together beautifully….

Sunday Morning

If I squinted, this piece looked like the kitchen table on Sunday morning, after the paper, the crossword puzzle, and a few cups of coffee. All comforting thoughts! Encaustic collage © 2008 Liz Ruest Displayed July 2010 at artEAST‘s members’ show. Mixed media on board, 12″x12″ x 1/2″ deep: Private collection.

Verdant Haze

Encaustic collage of monoprint fragments, book pages, pigment, and metal © 2008 Liz Ruest

Unshaken

Encaustic collage with graphite on board. 16″ x 5″ x 1.5″ deep. 

Feathered

Encaustic collage with graphite. 16″ x 5″ x 1.5″ deep.