Tom Hausken’s Paintings Explore Edges of the Unknown

Ashland painter Tom Hausken explores time and place in his exacting abstract paintings. His work often features 20 or more layers of paint, some sections almost completely buried. But by scraping and carving into the paint, Tom allows viewers to look back in time, glimpsing his process and decisions. The paintings are inspired by Tom’s explorations in nature, though you likely won’t see anything resembling a landscape in his work. “I'm not trying to accurately portray this thing,” Tom says. “It won't look like a beautiful clump of Madrone trees, but it will be there.”