Joseph Goldberg is considered one of the most important and original artists of our time.  His paintings are included in the permanent collections of the Seattle Art Museum, American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York, the Brooklyn Art Museum, and numerous other museums, corporate and private collections.

Goldberg has been using the encaustic painting technique since the early 1970's.  Encaustic painting has its roots in antiquity and was later refined by the Greeks.  The process involves the mixing of pigments with molten beeswax and their application to canvas or linen.

Goldberg has achieved mastery over this complex process, by manipulating the medium he is able to produce subtle effects, cracks, fissures and patterning, which enriches the surface texture.  Goldberg's subtle textures are matched by his delicate use of color.  Reflecting the colors of the Eastern Washington landscape where he currently resides.