What artists have influenced you ? Pam Farrell

Here is the work of Pam Farrell, her list of influences and her statement. She lives and works in Hunterdon County, NJ. Her work was recently exhibited at the Morpeth Gallery, N.J. and she is currently included in the Encaustic Works '09 show sponsored by R and F Encaustics, Kingston, NY.



Hypnotist Collector ochre 2 encaustic 18 x 18 2009 Pam Farrell
Just a note: As you scroll through the lists of influences you will find links to artists that you may or may not be familiar with- I have been introduced to a few, so far.

Pam says:
"Here's my list, in no particular order. Ask me again tomorrow and I'll likely give you a different list. Some of these are names of artists whose work I've looked to for a long time, others, more recent"

Kazmir Malevich
Jim Lee
Joseph Beuys
Susan Rothenberg
De kooning
Eva Hesse
Brice Marden
Diebenkorn
Milton Avery
Gee's Bend quiltmakers
Charles Mingus
Judith Streeter
Aaron Siskind


Ophelia Red encaustic on panel 36 x 36 inches 2009 Pam Farrell

ABOUT THE WORK:

My work explores issues of knowledge, experience, memory, and identity. I am interested in the spaces and places between the cracks of what I know—the areas tenuously marked by indeterminate boundaries.

In a formal sense, I am attracted to colors that are not easily nameable, form that is ambiguous and indefinable. In the work I seek to bring forward traces of memory and experience that cannot be expressed with words. Encaustic—molten, pigmented, beeswax—and oil with graphite are my primary tools for this nonverbal communication.

Pam Farrell
http://www.pamelafarrell.com/

What artists have influenced you and how? Leslie Neumann

Ghost Swamp 45 x37 encaustic and oil Leslie Neumann

I have had the pleasure of knowing Leslie since 1984.We had been in touch off and on for many years. Just recently we have reconnected and I am very happy to have her list of influences and her work on the blog.

Here is an excerpt from her statement:
"My home and studio are located on the Gulf of Mexico, where I’m surrounded by more than 14,000 acres of coastal wilderness. I hear no traffic, and at night I listen to the mullet jump, while seeing stars reflected in the water. All of this beauty has inspired and influenced me as a painter.

But my process and medium – encaustic (hot wax) and oil paint -- are equally influential. The wax is applied with a brush while it is still hot, and after it congeals, I scrape through to reveal other layers of color, incising pictographs, words, and marks into the wax. The encaustic is used to its full advantage to provide textural and sensual surfaces, while the images themselves are emotional landscapes."



Mist 40 x36 encaustic and oil Leslie Neumann

Artists whom I respect and admire:
1. cave art
2. Van Gogh
3. Cezanne
4. Picasso
5. Rembrandt
6. George Inness
7. Bruce Nauman
8. Squeak Carnath
9. Ida Applebroog
10. Gregory Gillespie
11. Russell Thurston
12. Sandy Winters
13. De Kooning

Leslie Neumann
http://www.leslieneumann.com