ABOUT EDIE MORTON

During my career as an artist I have explored two and three-dimensional mediums. As a painter I have worked with oils, gouache and encaustic. I have enjoyed building assemblages and sculpting vessels while working with various woods, bamboo, Japanese papers, glass, porcelain and clay.

Since 2001 I have studied and practiced the art of encaustic painting. I find the encaustic medium satisfying because the process can be approached through both painting and sculpting.

Currently I am working on two series. One series expresses diaphanous dreamscapes… sensual, meditative and tranquil abstracts. Dreamscapes are representative of encaustic’s distinct characteristics of depth and luminosity through its exotic transmission of light.

The second series depicts plant and animal spirits including white elephants, doves, swans, owls, ginkgo leaves and lotus blossoms. I am inspired by the ancient wisdom found in Asian and Native American folklore and sensibilities.