Encountering Encaustics II $100.00 Location: Hot Wax Studio Workshop
Dates: - Contact Person: Michelle Belto
9:30-4:30
Summer Dates:
June 20, July 11, August 15, September 12
10% discount in class fee for those taking Encounters I and II back to back.
Materials Fee: $25 (Includes the use of tools and equipment, two prepared substrates, paint and medium. The class fee includes a light lunch, drinks and snacks throughout the work day.)
Expanding upon the information from Encountering Encaustics I, this full day of encaustics painting will add additional tools and techniques to enhance your work. The workshop includes the following topics: Visual History of Encaustics, the Mixed Media Surface, Wet and Dry Transfer, Collage, Embedding Objects, Pouring. There will be demonstrations throughout the day with a lot of personal time to work on your own art.
This full-day of encaustics painting will be held at the Hot Wax Studio just outside of Bulverde, Texas
Encaustic Essentials $100.00 Location: Hot Wax Studio Workshop
Dates: - Contact Person: Michelle Belto
9:30-4:30 Summer Dates:
June 24, July 17, August 21, September 10
Materials Fee: $25 (Includes the use of tools and equipment, sample substrates, three tins of paint and a block of medium to take home.. The class fee includes a light lunch, drinks and snacks throughout the work day.)
If the art of encaustics has lured you with its spell of unlimited options, brilliant colors and translucent washes, this workshop is now essential for you as an encaustic artist! In Encounters I and II, we learned the addicting process of painting with molten beeswax. In Encaustic Essentials we will explore encaustic recipes and tools so that you can keep your studio stocked at a fraction of the cost. What you will take home in paint and medium is worth the cost of the class.
Encaustics Essentials is about the two basics of your encaustic toolkit: medium and paint. We will first use medium recipes to make a batch of beeswax and damar. While the medium is cooking, you wll be experimenting with color mixing properties in encaustics using a commerical primaries and tinting colors. Afterwards you will learn to safely make your own paints from oil paint and powdered pigments and to see how these paints respond to different surfaces.
Please note that this is not a technique class. While there will be some time to create paintings, the majority of this class will be used to create and explore the materials of encaustics.
Encountering Encaustics I $100.00 Location: Hot Wax Studio Workshop
Dates: - Contact Person: Michelle Belto
9:30-4:30 Summer Dates: June 19, July 10, August 14, September 11
10% discount on class fee for those taking Encounters I & II back to back.
Materials Fee: $25 (Includes the use of tools and equipment, two prepared substrates, paint and medium. The class fee includes a light lunch, drinks and snacks throughout the work day.)
This full-day of encaustics painting will be held at the Hot Wax Studio just outside of Bulverde, Texas. The workshop includes the following topics: History of Encaustics, Safety Issues, Tools and Materials, Mixing Paint in Wax, Transparent and Textural Painting Techniques, Scraping Back, Line and Edge, Incising and Mark-making, Using Stamps and Stencils. There will be demonstrations throughout the day with a lot of personal time to work on your own art.
What could be better than an encaustics retreat…peaceful and beautiful setting in the Texas Hill country…a healthy yet delicious lunch…a gracious space to relax during the work day …and, of course, quality instruction with all supplies provided. Join us at the Hot Wax Studio and experience encaustics for yourself.
Open Studio $40.00 Location: Hot Wax Studio Workshop
Dates: - Contact Person: Michelle Belto
10:00-3:00
The first Wednesday of the month and the last Saturday of the month Hot Wax studio will open its studio to those students who want to join other encaustic artists in using the space, the tools and equipment to work on their own projects. Two payment options are available, one for those who prefer to bring their own medium, paints and other consumable materials and one for those who prefer to use the consumable materials provided. Contact Michelle for a hand-out explaining each of these options.
There will be no formal instruction during open studio, but Michelle will be there to answer questions and share ideas.