Date: Thurs - Sat October 21, 22, & 23, 2021
Times: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cost: $425 with some materials included ($75 value)
Workshop description
Artists in this workshop will explore the basics of the mixed media of Oil Paint, and Cold wax, powdered pigments, and other materials. We will create abstract layers through textures, lines and colored fields that we can then mine through developing our own personal palimpsest of the history of our own mark making. This rich medium helps generate a space for the artist to create intentional layers and discover the unintentional layers of abstraction. In three days we will cover plenty of information about technique, conversation on concept and composition, along with plenty of time to work.
What to expect:
My intentions for this class is to introduce you to the materials of Oil and Cold wax and all the different techniques that are available for mark making in this process. I want to give you as much information as I can as well as plenty of time to work. I like to approach workshops with the intent of participants leaving with fresh ideas and techniques to take back to your studio as oppose to leaving with completed work. I find this approach generates a lot of space to be free to explore. This is a loose Itinerary, as I want to leave space for the class to develop organically. Some structure with some chaos if you will!
On the first day, we’ll begin with a discussion about the materials we will be working with. We will create small paintings on paper, exploring different mark making materials and how the oil and cold wax respond. We will explore several different mark making techniques and generate a library of these small paintings.
On the second day we will respond to these small paintings and explore moving onto the wood substrates in a larger format.
Our last day will be a day of painting and discussion about the Oil and Cold Wax Process.
Materials Provided by Instructor:
A selection of R&F Handmade Pigment Sticks
3- 12”x12” birch plywood boards per student
Citra-solve
Tyvex
Tissue paper
Disposable gloves
Rags or paper towels
Wax paper for layering between wet panels
Cold wax
Gamsol Solvent
For clean-up, unscented baby wipes, vegetable oil & baby oil
Newsprint
Materials needed from students:
Supports:
1 pad Arches oil paper 12x16, taped with painters tape with 1 inch borders and then taped in half. If you use other paper such as watercolor paper it must be gessoed.
Ampersand Encaustic Board, Clay Board or 6 to 9 birch Panels prepared for Oil (gessoed) recommended the panels being same size or 2 pads Arches oil paper any size.
Other Materials:
Oil Paint: large tube of Titanium white and plus a variety of colors, look for transparent and opaque colors and think warm and cool
Paper palette 16 x 20
Palette knives
2 Rubber brayers–speedball soft 4inch and 6inch
Cheap sponge paint rollers (from the dollar store), shower squeegee
Any specific stencils you may want to use
Messermeister Silicone Bowl Scraper
Recommended but not required:
India ink
Various mark making tools (printmaking, sculpture, ceramic, bamboo sticks, dental, culinary)
Cardboard (pizza boxes) for transporting wet work home