Contemporary Encaustic Wax Workshop

Create a unique painting with layers of molten beeswax, damar resin and pigments. This ancient medium was originally used by the Egyptians to create portraits. Still relatively unknown, and yet so mesmerising. Working on a wood panel, I will give you personalised tuition and share many of my techniques. We will discuss your ideas so I can get a feel for your creative journey and understand what type of art gives you most pleasure, (equally, if you have no pre-conceived ideas, we can explore together!). I will help you to...

DUE TO INCREASING INFECTION RATES I AM SUSPENDING MY IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS UNTIL 2021. New for 2020. For anyone who already has some experience of painting with Encaustic wax. Perhaps you have already enjoyed my Introductory or photo-Encaustic days? Or have been working with encaustic on smaller pieces and want the space and breadth of materials to expand your ideas? On this Studio day, you have the choice of painting on a larger panel (approx 60cm x 45cm) or a smaller triptych (three panels approx 15cm x 45cm each). I will...

DUE TO INCREASING INFECTION RATES I AM SUSPENDING MY IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS UNTIL 2021. I LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK THEN. This session focusses on the technique of photo-encaustic. This is particularly of interest to those people who may have already attended my Contemporary Encaustic Wax Workshop (but not a pre-requisite), and who wish to progress creating photographic based encaustic artwork. The importance of creating a smooth and even surface upon which to embed imagery is vital on this one day workshop, and we will spend some time honing this...