Michele Thrane
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I am a printmaker and mixed media artist. My current work involves a complex process that results in an encaustic monotype with mixed media. I begin by drawing with a stick of encaustic paint on a heated plate. I press paper to the plate to make the initial, basic print. The plate is wiped clean, and further elements are drawn on the plate. I repeat this process with the initial, basic print many times until I get the desired effect. Sometimes, I also draw with ink or graphite on the print itself. In my recent series, the monotype is glued to a panel and coated with a high-gloss acrylic. This latter medium gives depth to the work.
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My abstract forms are influenced by scientific discoveries. My son is a physicist and studies how gravitational waves transform and change the nature of space and time.
So too, my work artistically explores the nature of shape and placement in space.
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House Guests 2019/2020 | American Landscape | Scratch | Divid Mind
Random Memories, Collaged encaustic Monotypes, Acrylic on Panel, 8"x8"
Blue Tango, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 8"x 8"
Spinning Stars, Encaustic Monotype, Acrylic on Panel, 24"x 24"
Galaxy Clusters#2, Encaustic Monotype, Acrylic on Panel, 18"x 18"
Evening Dance, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 8"x 8"
Terpsichore#10, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 8"x 8"
Mangenta Waltz, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 8"x 8"
Galactic Array, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 8"x8"
Wave Form #3, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 24"x 24"
Spin Up Stars, Encaustic Monotype, Ink and Acrylic on Panel, 24"x24"
Spin Up Stars, Encaustic Monotype, Ink and Acrylic on Panel, 24"x 24"
Silver Dust, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 8"x 8"
Spin Up Stars, Encaustic Monotype, Ink and Acrylic on Panel, 24"x 24"
Solar Surface, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 8"x 8"
Interference patterns, Encaustic Monotype, Acrylic on Panel, 8"x 8"
Random Waves, Encaustic Monotype, Acrylic on Panel, 24"x 24"
Double Dose of Charm, Encaustic Monotype, Ink and Acrylic on Panel, 24"x24"
Primeval Galaxies #4 & #5, Encaustic, monotypes, ink, acrylic on panel, 12"x12"