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Emilija had always drawn and
painted and the settlement in Canada sparked an artistic rejuvenation. Early
works include paintings on silk and an intense series of abstracted fruits and
figures. She became involved in the vibrant Toronto art scene, joining "The
Scollard Street Artistic Cooperative" and "VAO" (Visual Arts Ontario). Her focus
is now on paintings of still life, particularly fruit and flowers executed in a
richly textured mixed media.
Her technique involves a unique blending of bee’s wax and oil
paint applied to paper, board or canvas. In this contemporary reference to the
ancient technique of encaustic, the paint is sometimes blended into the hot wax,
burnt into it or simply painted upon it. Careful layering and scratching is used
to accent the texture.
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