Shary Bartlett

Portraits of humankind, nature, and the world, my encaustic paintings, sculptures and altered photographs comprise numerous layers of materials and processes which depict cumulative and multi-faceted stories and evolution. A lover of nature, people, travel and culture, I am fascinated by the human experience and stirred by nature’s magnificence and tenacity.

I use encaustic beeswax paint and mixed media materials to interpret and recreate a sense of place, emotion and the environment, inviting the viewer to layer their own story and vision into my work.

My work references memory, the passage of time, and the cycles of life. These many levels of meaning fuse between the textured layers of my work – metaphors for the complexities of the natural world, human spirit and our interdependence.

Shary Bartlett is a Canadian artist living in Vancouver, Canada. Her mixed-media encaustic paintings and sculptures are held in public and private collections internationally. She teaches art workshops globally and nationally and has been a long-time fine arts instructor at Capilano University, Langara College and Red Deer College. Shary’s encaustic mixed media work and techniques are published in the books, Encaustic Art in the 21st Century, and Encaustic Revelation. Her personally curated encaustic wax pigments sets created with Enkaustikos Paints are sold internationally.
Shary offers a variety of inspiring instructional videos online.