Large Encaustic Abstract Expressionist Painting, Rana Rochat "Honeysuckle"

Large Encaustic Abstract Expressionist Painting, Rana Rochat "Honeysuckle"

Offered for sale is a large abstract expressionist paint and wax floral-theme painting titled Honeysuckle by Arana Rochat (American, b. 1960). The hues are rich, with the central theme framed by a patterned border. The work is created on reinforced board. It is signed and dated 2000 on verso.

Rochat’s abstract-expressionist, encaustic paintings intuitively balance order and chaos. Rochat strives to create non-narrative works that are completely open to viewers’ emotional interpretations and visual perceptions. Without defined foregrounds or backgrounds, they exist as cohesive, lyrical environments of fluid lines, responsive gestures, and inventive forms. Her method of layering wax and paint on panel creates intense luminosity and dimensionality and furthers opportunities for her marks and drips to punctuate, intersect, and build upon each other. Both charming and whimsical, her purely expressive works expose the relationships and interactions of forms, marks, color, and depth as they form a dynamic whole.

A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Rochat's works are exhibited worldwide in many corporate collections.