Maggie Hasbrouk – A Visual Innovator

Maggie Hasbrouck has only been around a short time, in artist years, yet her works today are a feature of many prominent art collections. Works by Maggie Hasbrouck are appreciated by art critics both new and refined, and her works are also popular amongst some of the elite in the film, television and music industries.

A native of New Jersey, Maggie Hasbrouck has been able to use her unique vision and talents, as well as her understanding of several art mediums, to bring her work to places all of the country and all over the world. The art of Maggie Hasbrouck is regularly exhibited in places like the Lowe Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as in several other art galleries across the Southern United States.

What makes the art of innovative Maggie Hasbrouck so popular is the approach that she takes in being able to bring her visions to life. Using a technique that she developed herself, Maggie Hasbrouck is able to create a texture and a depth to her paintings that most other printed images can only hope to attain.

The style developed by Maggie Hasbrouck is known as photoencaustic. Essentially, what Maggie Hasbrouck does is to mix dry pigments into wax. She then takes the mixture and applies it on top of a photograph. Maggie Hasbrouck then layers this with varnish. What results from the process is an image that almost appears to glow.

Most of the subjects in amazing Maggie Hasbrouck works of art are in fact children, in order to create a connection with the viewer of the particular piece. Most of the time, the children are involved in a scene that borders on being dream-like. Links to places where Maggie Hasbrouck art can be viewed are conveniently located on the BillowEGallery.com website.

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