Jeff Schaller

Using lost and found images, words and language, my goals are to paint with a precision and intricacy not normally found in encaustic paintings. My approach is with a vision towards expressionistic and contemporary. Instantaneously setting powerful brush strokes that evoke an emotional connection of the viewer to the past and reflect on their sensibility in the present as a result of their memory. I want people to bring their own thoughts and feelings into my artwork.

I paint using things that already exist, this is what feels true to me. I need to reflect on culture, past and present, as an arbiter of interpretation. Others have created and have only touched on, merely scratched the surface. I then explore the subtle nuances of language and life. I need to explore, as I begin to paint, I let my mind wander into a free association. I define my oeuvre with compositions, which are provocative and whimsical.

It is my intent to propel the viewer into scenes of seemingly unrelated subjects, contained within a captivating and complex sonatas. The simultaneous expressions are pop and edgy, esoteric and direct, unrelated and curiously similar, creating a visual language of paradox and juxtaposition. I want to provoke an emotional response from the viewer.

BFA from Beaver College now Arcadia University

PEW Fellowship Award
Paintings seen on set of show Friends
Paintings can be found in books, "Encaustic Art" by Lisa Rankin
and "100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley" by Catherine Quillman

Galerie I.D. Geneva, Switzerland
Adler Gallery San Francisco, CA
Eisenhauer Gallery Martha's Vineyard, MA

Warhol
Raushenburg
Duchamp
Sigmar Polke

pinkcow, encaustic, pop art, silkscreen, retro