Elements, one of eight collages in series

Uncle Maurice

I want to create a website in honor of my late uncle, the artist Maurice Bernson, and since I haven't been able to pull that off quite yet... I thought I'd put some posts related to him on my blog in the meantime. 

Maurice had a huge influence on me. He was a multi-talented artist and, from as early as I can remember, he considered me one too. Whenever I talked to him on the phone, he would always end our chats by saying, "Remember, us artists gotta stick together!" 

This photo was taken of us at Pebble Beach near Pescadero in Northern California in the early '80s. The area has sculpted rock formations and a beach that is made up of beautiful pebbles of all colors, wonderfully rounded, and a pleasure to let run through your fingers! It was a spectacular day, like many I shared with him. 

Constructed faces... "Sour" video

Loved watching this music video composed of many pieces, apparently all shot with webcams, a moving mosaic. The constructed faces reminded me of the look of some of my Foundling collages!

Waxy buildup

Here is another experiment from the encaustic workshop. This is on a gessoed 10 x 10 x1" panel and has layers of thick and thin papers embedded in the encaustic medium. In some cases the wax actual pooled into the pattern of a lace-like paper. I liked how the wax dripped over the edges and some of the process revealed itself.