Earl Schofield

Crow 1 and Crow 4
both 15 x 15"


Alopecia 4
15 x 15"

Even in tiny digital reproductions, Earl Schofield's artwork is exceptionally beautiful. To see the work in person, however, adds a whole new level of appreciation. He uses both cold wax and hot encaustic to create finely rendered images with luminous, heavily worked surfaces. The paintings are built from many layers which are then scrawled through, gouged into and melted away to reveal the process. Earl is equally adept at creating coarse, craggy webs of violent texture and quiet, fluid meditative passages. The New England artist plucks his subjects from the world immediately around him and represents them with a keen sensitivity. His paintings of landscapes, trucks, insects and figures are an intelligent mix of abstract painterliness and representation. You can see Earl's work on his website at http://www.earlschofield.com/index.html and if you ever have the chance, do not hesitate to see his work in the flesh.