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Join us for a hands-on day of discovery and creativity with the art of encaustic, painting with wax. We will begin the day with a brief history and description of encaustic and discuss basic supplies and tools, safety, preparation of supports including application of grounds and fusing. An overview of a variety of techniques will be demonstrated such as creating texture and working with collage and stencils. Each participant will have the opportunity to create several encaustic pieces.
The method of encaustic painting involves applying hot molten beeswax colored with pigment to a painting surface, which is then “fused” (melted) with a torch or heat gun. This creates a variety of surfaces with textured and transparent layers. Encaustic painting allows the use of a wide range of tools and the process of transparent layering. Encaustic wax has many of the properties of oil paint: it can give a very brilliant and attractive effect and offers great scope for elegant and expressive brushwork.