HAPPENINGS

he said. “Early on my ego would get in the way. I'd have an idea or a certain color I wanted to use, but I realized the paintings came out better each time when I didn't plan.”

All it would take to find this alchemical way of making art was love, and a few art supplies he had left in the toy box.

It was his daughter Anastasia who brought him back to crayons. Innocent play with a magnifying glass revealed a new and deeper part of Daniel's artistic path. As the crayons melted, love became visible. It became much more labor intensive, but there was love and that was all he needed.

It took a few attempts to figure out the process. At first he tried melting his daughter’s crayons using a spatula and his electric stove, but perfected the process into eight steps using an industrial heat gun. He can work on three or four paintings a week.

The undertaking Daniel Kaufman put into cultivating a style where he is guided by God while playing with crayons may make a person ask, “How does he do all this, where does this work ethic come from to make these astonishing achievements then and now?”

Daniel’s humble answer, “My work ethic comes from love.”

The encaustic style that is all Kaufman’s will be displayed for his “Love Made Visible” solo exhibit happening at EC Gallery Beverly Hills March 5-6th.

Daniel Kaufman

"Love Made Visible"

March 5 - 6 EC Gallery

Beverly Hills, CA RSVP to

ecg.bh@ecgallery.com (844) 599-7111

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