Mary Long-Postal

Artist's Statement

"Five years ago I began working with wax encaustic, following the suggestion of a Memphis artist/ gallery owner. My work begins with an idea of a color or a feeling. I build the painting intuitively using a mostly pre-planned color scheme and usually include personal symbols, graphic elements, decorative paper and gold leaf. As the painting develops, I usually work best by feeling my way towards the conclusion. The wax medium allows me to further explore my painting in a tactile way by selectively exposing and hiding the layers, building a textured surface that retains evidence of scraping, incising and scarring; it usually becomes somewhat of a psychological reflection of my interior life."

EDUCATION

Associate of Arts in graphic design and painting

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009 Art Access, Glass, Paper,Wax

2007 Perry Nicole Fine Art, Fun and Games, Memphis, TN
Red Dot Fair, NYC
2006 Perry Nicole, Red Show, Memphis, TN
2005 Flower Festival, Memphis, TN
Perry Nicole, Memphis, TN

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Commercial Bank, Memphis, TN
NSA, Memphis, TN
Lincoln International, NYC
David Johnson, Brooklyn, NY

ARTWORK: Abstract

Prices range from $750 to $3,800

Image (click to enlarge)	Number	Title	Size	Media	Show Opening
	MLP 401	Don't Fence Me In 1	36x24"	Encaustic	1/22/10
	MLP 402	Don't Fence Me In 2	36x24"	Encaustic	1/22/10
	ML202	Don't Fence Me In 5	21x21"	Encaustic on panel	4/4/08
	ML203	Don't Fence Me In 6	21x21"	Encaustic on panel	4/4/08
	ML204	Don't Fence Me In 7	21x21"	Encaustic on panel	4/4/08
	ML205	Don't Fence Me In 8	21x21"	Encaustic on panel	4/4/08
	ML102	Move 5	24x24"	Encaustic	Online
	ML103	Move 6	24x24"	Encaustic	Online

Art Access Gallery, 540 South Drexel Avenue, Bexley, OH 43209