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About DORIS VASEK

the

Artist

When I was in school in central Texas, art
class consisted of crayons and manilla paper. OPPOSITE PAGE
I always had to find my own inspiration and TOP LEFT:
mediums over the years. LOOKING FOR TREASURE,
OIL, 16X16,
$650
This lead to an independence that usually TOP TOGHT:
centered around color and texture no matter the MORNING WALK #1,
medium. OIL, 16X16, $650

BOTTOM:
Today, painting in oil and cold wax meets that
need for me. It takes me in so many different ABOVE THE CALDERA AND
SMOKE,
directions. It allows me to create work that lets OIL, 24X30, $1800
each viewer imagine something different. I am
happy with it each day.

About I decided The Enso Circle residency would be my time to experiment

the and work with no preconceived ideas. I would add new materials to my
usual, comfortable, daily art practice.
Work I added dry pigments, sage ashes, pastels and other new-to-me

mediums. One of my initial goals was to explore marks made by nature. I
used sidewalk cracks and shadows cast by trees.

They are things I see on my morning walks. These became marks that
would be woven through the many layers of each painting. From the start,
I felt I was free.

Sounds silly but this was the intention I started with for these works. It
lead to pieces that are still recognizable as mine but have a slightly new
feel because of a change in a color combination, mark or shape. They are
a little softer in places and bolder in others.

Working this way was a great escape from my usual approach.

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