Beginning Student Workshop

Beginning Student Workshop

A 2 day beginning workshop is designed to introduce artists to the encaustic medium by way of lecture/demonstration/hands-on work.
Students will have a brief overview of the history of the medium, current contemporary artists, and safety practices. We will also discuss issues to consider in setting up your own encaustic studio.
Best practices will be established in the instruction of building a painting from the panel up...covering the basics of grounds and supports/ medium/ basics of paint/ fusing options and techniques.
Basic techniques of painting/layering/line & edge will be covered.
As students spend hands-on time working with these materials, new techniques will be introduced such as; photo transfers, silver/gold leaf, imbedded objects, scraping/incising, etc.
Additional topics are available if time allows; paint stick, basic underpainting, collage, pouring, etc.
Considerations in storing and shipping will be discussed at the end of the workshop.

Intermediate Workshops

Intermediate Workshops
In an intermediate workshop, students will explore some of the issues that arise when working with wax such as; scale/working large, working with different formulas of medium as a way of controlling an over-all desired effect, mixing your own paint colors either using basic pre-milled paint or powder pigment etc.
More experimental elements will also be explored such as; incorporation of new materials (plexi, metal, fiber, clay) more advanced underpainting techniques, hand-made stencils, advanced masking, and more.
Students will also have the opportunity to define/develop a current series with feedback and guidance.