Encaustic Abstractions Rooted in Geometry, Color Harmony & Modern Design
Hello, and welcome.
I’m a Boston- and Provincetown-based painter working in encaustic — a wax-based medium made from beeswax and damar resin. My work begins with simple geometric shapes and patterns that I grow slowly, dot by dot, using a heated wax stylus. It’s steady, meditative, and deeply satisfying.
A 36" × 36" piece typically includes around 140,000 dots — hours of rhythm, color, and quiet attention layered into each painting.
Collections
Drunkard’s Path Reimagined
A modern take on a classic quilt pattern — bold arcs, layers, and hidden rhythms.
Waxing Bauhaus
Mid-century design meets contemporary encaustic technique.
Harmony in Circles and Squares
Color, repetition, and geometric conversations in motion.
Radiant Circles
Bold palettes and glowing color relationships, circle by circle.
The Work
Before I ever pick up the wax stylus, each painting begins with a digital design. Adobe Illustrator is where I sketch circles, squares, arcs, repeat patterns, and test color palettes until something clicks.
Once the structure feels right, I print it onto thin rice paper and fuse it to a wood panel coated with clear encaustic medium. As I paint, the digital colors underneath become a foundation I respond to — a quiet conversation between design and intuition.
In the Studio
When the panel is ready, everything shifts to the hands-on rhythm I love: dipping the heated stylus into a block of pigmented wax and placing one dot at a time across the surface.
Up close, thousands of dots create texture and movement; from across the room, geometry snaps back into focus. It’s that combination — structure and patience, design and touch — that keeps me returning to the wax again and again.
Explore the Work
Stay Connected
For inquiries about available work, commissions, or upcoming exhibitions:
📧 rossozer@gmail.com
📞 617-549-0206