Randy L Purcell
www.randylpurcell.com
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Randy L Purcell is a Mixed Media Artist working in Middle TN. In 2009 he received his BFA in Studio Art from Middle Tennessee State University. He continues to work in several media. But since 2010 he has focused on his unique Encaustic process of transferring ink from recycled magazines onto a thin layer of beeswax. The result of this process is a mosaic-like field of color and imagery that makes up a larger image. Randy’s work can be found in corporate and private collection throughout the United States along with public art projects in the Nashville area.
“My work is as much about the process as it is about the subject. I want to seduce the viewer with familiar subjects so they further investigate the process”.
I use collage as my way of working through ideas, a time of introspect. Unlike my encaustic process, collage allows me to react to the composition. Working on the whole piece, I let my eyes tell me where I need to make the next move. No particular expectations, just working until it feels complete.
My Encaustic paintings (Ink transfers on beeswax)
Similar to collage, my encaustic paintings contain several smaller images and colors taken from magazine pages, only in these paintings, the paper is removed leaving only the thin layer of ink from the page on the beeswax. They have a luscious translucent quality about them.
Artist Statement
I learned the process of encaustic painting in 2008. Since then I’ve focused mostly on transferring ink onto beeswax; a little different than the traditional
“hot wax” paintings; I use the beeswax as a surface for my color, and my pigment comes from the ink on magazine pages.
My paintings have texture, a variety of color, and interesting imagery.
The process is as important to me as the completed piece. I enjoy every step,
but most of all I enjoy that each step is so different from the next. Each step of the process is like a new piece of art.
I learned the process of encaustic painting in 2008. Since then I’ve focused mostly on transferring ink onto beeswax; a little different than the traditional
“hot wax” paintings; I use the beeswax as a surface for my color, and my pigment comes from the ink on magazine pages.
My paintings have texture, a variety of color, and interesting imagery.
The process is as important to me as the completed piece. I enjoy every step,
but most of all I enjoy that each step is so different from the next. Each step of the process is like a new piece of art.