Summer’s Sons Series: The Dance Painting

The creation of each painting begins with a loose (or distinct!) mental image or concept (What is beautiful? Compelling? Impossible? Absurd? Moving?) and evolves first through synthography (AI) - using sourced images, my own photography, and poetic prompts to “direct” the generated images until I have something - or pieces of “something” - that can be further refined using digital collage & Photoshop - and establish the image “foundation”. The formed image is then printed with pigment ink on archival paper and mounted on a wood panel, followed by the application of a variety of media - such as watercolor, charcoal, graphite, encaustic gesso, chalk and pencil - to work the image “back into the world”. Lastly, encaustic medium and pigments are heated to a liquid form and applied. When cooled, the surface is luminous and smooth, and various areas are carved to reveal the underpainting and add texture and dimension. Imagining a one of "Summer's sons" dancing with the fish in a stream ... This painting is created on a wood panel that is 6" x 6" x 1.5" deep - and does not need a frame. To view a video of the painting visit my Etsy shop at dominiquegustinart.etsy.com

Painting:Encaustic on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:6 W x 6 H x 1 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.