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Shima Shanti I Gently Weep2024
2024
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"I Gently Weep" is an original encaustic painting by San Diego Artist, Shima Shanti. This painting is inspired by the meeting place of land and sea where earth and water merge; the fleeting moment between time and space where one gives way to the other. Shima is an encaustic painter working in the ancient art form of painting with molten beeswax and fusing with fire. Up to 50 layers of molten beeswax mixed with earth pigments are painted on Russian Baltic birch panel then each layer is fused with the flame of a torch. Shima's choice of all natural earth elements combined with her minimal aesthetic create patina and texture that is storied, translucent and luminous. In this simplicity unexpected levels of complexity surface. Shima's inspiration is borne from growing up in the endless abundance of water and big sky of Montana. This connection to nature has gifted her with an innate sense of color and composition. The unique beauty of the encaustic artform are bubbles, ripples and markings on the smooth-texture, high-gloss surface. Beeswax is one of nature's best preservatives impervious to moisture, UV light and will not darken or fade over time.
- Creator:Shima Shanti (American)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Original one of a kindPrice: $8,200
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- Gallery Location:Escondido, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2705214427402
Shima works in the ancient and alchemical medium of encaustic, painting with beeswax and fire. Her impressionistic paintings of sea and sky are inspired by the rhythm and flow of water conveying a deep sense of peace within the natural world. In her studio, Shima experiments with the mercurial elements of beeswax. Layering bold brushstrokes of molten wax and pure pigments she creates a rough-yet-refined texture. Then with the flame of a torch, she smooths the wax to a satin finish creating deep luminous spaces that draw the viewer beneath the surface. Adding the elements—layering, fusing, watching the beeswax and pigment combine become her meditation. When she sees what she feels in her heart she knows her work is done. Like all impressionistic art and especially encaustic painting, creating her work requires letting go of every last bit of ego; allowing Spirit to guide her. It has taught her to treasure the imperfection and spontaneity of life. Shima and her husband, Jim Kelly live in the lakeside hamlet of Del Dios near San Diego. Timeless joy of lost hours in the studio and the simple pleasure of outdoors balance the business demands and travel of her artist’s career. Growing up in big sky Montana forever connected her with nature, giving her an innate sense of color and composition. She never expected to become a collected encaustic painter. However, years after moving to the coast of California, and after an established career in the corporate world, Shima felt that unrelenting desire that all artists have to create.
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