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Jiji Saunders |
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  Mood and Landscape in Encaustic Wax
My paintings explore the amalgamations of mood and landscape; for me the two are interchangeable. When I paint, I rely purely on memory to convey the mystery of hidden feelings. Like emotions, my landscapes are organic, not structural. I use layer after layer of encaustic wax to push the extremes of texture and motion, resulting in surfaces that are smooth as glass or carved and sculptural. My subjects can be described in organic language: sinuous, flame-like, and visceral. |
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Collections |
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Corporate: ERO Resources Corp, Denver
Various Private Collections in Denver • Vashon Island, Washington • New Jersey • Boulder, Colorado |
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Education |
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Jiji Saunders studied at the Art Students League of Denver from 1995 through 2001. Her work included figure drawing and painting in oils and watercolor, monotypes, pastel, and abstract realism in oil with nationally recognized artists and teachers such as John Lencicki, Kim Mackey, Tony Ortega, Mark Lunning, Robert Gratiot, and Dennis Pendleton. She also has studied encaustic painting with Eve-Marie Bergren and plein-air oil painting with acclaimed artists Cathy Goodale and Ellie Weakley. |