Canvas Gallery Welcomes Encaustic Artist Sari Zon

We're honored to welcome the latest addition to our gallery, Toronto artist Sari Zon.

Sari's work is an exploration of colour, texture and form within the encaustic medium. Her practice, by its nature, is measured and disciplined; each layer must be thoroughly fused to the layer beneath it to ensure that the paintings remain intact. The process is an involved one employing a varied collection of brushes, irons, heat-guns, heating pans, carving tools and scrapers. The foundation of Sari’s work is the paint-making process itself, beginning with the purchase of fresh beeswax from an Ontario honey farm. Painting with encaustic is a tactile, multi-sensory experience; a union of rich scents, warm, soft textures and smooth, glossy surfaces. It is the organic nature of this process that keeps Sari in a constant state of creative motion, and makes the journey just as compelling as the finished work.