Encaustic Workshop, Aftermath

Had a great time at the Renaissance Art Gallery Sunday.  We had our third Encaustic workshop.

Fern Christian setting up

Boy, we are getting good at this!

The Gallery now has a resident griddle, so we are able to heat wax mixes right there, and we are getting a collection of the pigments. Both Fern Christian and Susan Tschantz have heavy duty heat guns useful to streak wax and to temper layers.

Fern brought her encaustic iron to the workshop. Everyone agrees the most fun you can have ironing!

Both experienced artists and those just trying it for the first time got great results. Between us we all got an education not just in beginning encaustics, and what is possible with encaustics.

Working with hot wax

Encaustic artwork

Adding details

Encaustic Workshop September 29, 2013

Encaustic workshop
Renaissance Art Gallery

Our next workshop, in encaustics will be Sunday September 29, 2013 from 2 to 4 pm at the Renaissance Art Gallery.
Artists interested in being a part of this workshop should contact:

Fern Christian, Director

304-453-3187

We will have a heat gun and hot pallet, but you are encouraged to bring what supplies you already have. This will be an interactive workshop. No experience is necessary. 


Encaustic painting
F. Christian

We will be working in both traditional encaustics and experimental methods. 

Encaustics will be included this year in the 13th Annual National Miniature Exhibition to be held in November, so this is a good chance to work on a piece!


 

Carving Workshop

Gem Carving Workshop

It was standing room only in the Kumkum Majumdar exhibition hall this past Sunday for Vince Jarrell and The Renaissance Art Gallery’s carving preview workshop.

Vince introduced fine carving to a packed room. Using his own work as examples, he took the audience through the process of turning raw materials into works of art. With examples in bone, antler, antique ivory, jade, opal and a number of other natural materials, he demonstrated the tools of the trade and answered questions and talked about technique, safety and other subjects.

This preview was the lead into a new class at The Renaissance Art Gallery for carvers. Classes will begin the end of March, weather permitting. This class will be an addition to other fine arts classes being conducted at the gallery in painting, drawing, figure drawing and digital photography.