In the process of making my art, I like to explore materials. The relationship between the materials I use and my creative approach is very close. My works on paper are primarily done in the encaustic medium. Encaustic painting is a process that uses melted beeswax to suspend colored pigments. Layers of wax are applied hot and then fused together. The material inspires a certain alchemy. There is a fluid response in these hot materials, and natural sculptural elements result when the piece has cooled. Although my work is rooted in the abstract and minimal aesthetic, water and landscape imagery maintain a strong presence in the current paintings.

– Don Maynard

Don Maynard lives and works in Kingston, Ontario. His art practice includes painting, sculpture, and multi-media installations. Previous public art works include Stand of Birch, Archive and Fallen Star for the City of Ottawa, and Wave for the City of Toronto.

Maynard shows nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and a Chalmers Fellowship. Previous solo exhibitions include Tidal Mass, and Franken Forest at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston, and Franken Forest at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. Maynard is represented by Newzones Gallery in Calgary, Alberta, and Sears-Peyton Gallery, New York City, New York. His works are in private and public collections at home and abroad.