Encaustic

13 x 13

Charlene Steen is an abstract acrylic and monotype artist. A graduate in art from UCLA, with a master’s degree in art history, she taught art and art history at California State University Long Beach, UCLA, and Van Nuys High School. She was also an art critic for Artforum Magazine and a number of newspapers. Her work has been exhibited widely in northern California.

My acrylics and encaustics are dynamic abstract expressions of my inner landscape. Textures, movement, and colors all combine to produce an emotional visual image. Paints are applied spontaneously with rollers and brushes. Sawdust and wood bits explode over the surface. Dots and drips further enliven the imagery.