Painting workshops
Instructor: Stephanie Hargrave
This beginning workshop is for those who are curious about encaustic painting and want to learn the process. It’s a great way to see if you like the hot wax medium, and if it suits you. The class covers a brief history of this ancient …
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Instructor: Betsy Dahlstrom
Learn how to push the puddle. Experience the freedom and beauty of watercolor painting and how to create the effects you desire by knowing what to expect from the medium. Topics covered will be …
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Instructor: Gail Baker
Deborah Koff-Chapin developed Touch Drawing as a way to open previously unused channels of expression. Her description of the process: “A simple yet profound process where the fingers take the place of pen or brush. Paper is placed over a …
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Instructor: Stephanie Hargrave
This workshop expands on what is covered in the Introduction to Encaustics workshop, with additional techniques demonstrated. We will cover how to incorporate shellac into your piece, and how to make and burnish in draw-through prints. More time is spent on how to layer and incorporate a myriad …
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Instructor: Larry Calkins
Have you ever wanted to know how to make your own paint mediums from common household materials, or awesome dyes and stains from garden materials? In this two-day workshop, the instructor will share his knowledge of old recipes and masterful tips …
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Instructor: Larry Calkins
Miniature painting has a rich history in many cultures. You will learn to use tools and techniques for fine manipulation of encaustic medium. Miniature paintings can be worked on metal, glass, or wood surfaces.
Using this technique, the instructor created these paintings …
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Instructor: Maya Andreic
Have you always had an eye for art and an admiration for artists, but have felt too intimidated to give painting a shot yourself? If so, then this is the workshop for you! You’ll learn that there is an artist in …
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Instructor: Stephanie Hargrave
Working with processes taught in Intermediate Encaustics, this workshop will focus on how to get the results you want in your work. We will discuss your goals and how to achieve them by manipulating the wax to get the results you desire. There will be plenty of …
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Instructor: Ken Ray
Have you always wanted to paint but didn’t know how to get started? (Or, just need a refresher course to get re-started?) No experience required as you learn the basics of this extremely versatile, fast-drying medium in a class designed to get you painting. Instructor …
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