Joel Anderson's new show Urban Observations captures Joel's love for our city. In fact, Joel made some big changes in his life to capture Houston in this ancient medium including becoming a certified drone pilot to get a bird's eye view high above the power lines and such.
In his words:
"Preparing for this exhibition was like a treasure hunt in some ways," says Anderson. "Where exactly does one stand to get compositionally great images of our city? Realizing I needed to get above the trees and power lines for some of the shots that I wanted, I bought a drone and became an FAA-certified drone pilot."
Anderson continues, "I also wanted to go big in this collection, and that meant scaling everything up, from my workspace, techniques, processes, and framing decisions, to even trading in my SUV for a van to accommodate the bigger pieces."
Encaustic painting -- beeswax mixed with damar resin -- was practiced by Greek artists as far back as the 5th century B.C.E. A mid-20th century revival, including works by Diego Rivera and Jasper Johns, brought encaustic painting back into prominence. Anderson's creative process incorporates modern digital methods into the ancient medium.
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