Rekindle your creative fire with encaustics, an ancient & therapeutic painting process using molten pigmented beeswax and a blow torch!
Join local artist Tracey Bryant for a special full day immersion into the alchemical properties of encaustic painting in a intimate and relaxing studio atmosphere.
In the upcoming series of workshops you will be introduced to the limitless creativity and fun this versatile medium can offer, including easy and effective ways to create texture and incorporate other mediums. This includes basic & advanced techniques of encaustic painting according to your own level of experience. Through out the workshop participants will have the opportunity to explore their fiery sides and expand their creativity in new ways and come away inspired with beautiful one of a kind artworks to take home.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
Art classes for everyone: absolute beginners and developing artists alike
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Fire Painting & Mixed Media Alchemy
CA$185.00
Saturday December 9th, 2023
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Saxifrage Studio
Workshop including all materials +Lunch & refreshments
Class limited to 10 participants.
In this workshop participants will be introduced to the limitless creativity and versatility that the encaustic medium can offer, including easy and effective ways to create texture and incorporate other mediums. This workshop will focus on techniques and processes involved in incorporating mixed media and printed images with encaustic paint. This includes making use of overlapping imagery, using rice/tissue papers, string ,metal leaf and other light weight porous papers as a base while combining other techniques such as photo/drawing transfer, layering and printing. Participants will achieve an added dimension and luminosity to there work only possible with encaustic painting.
Curiculum:
- Appropriate supports and grounds, brushes, tools and studio set up.
- Different ways to apply paint, fusing option.
- How to achieve a smooth/textured surface.
- Mark making and printmaking
- Working with metal leaf and other light weight porous papers
- Relief and textural techniques ( inscribing/etching/ scraffito etc.)
- Inclusion of Alcohol inks and pearl x and much much more
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
Art Classes for everyone: absolute beginners and developing artists alike
*Limited space available. No credits or refunds