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Margaret
Berry September
14 – 19, 2008 (4 Teaching Days) www.margaretberryart.com Experience the magic of an ancient art form! Margaret is an enthusiastic experienced teacher of the encaustic process for both beginning and skilled artists. This medium was used over 2500 years ago by the Greeks to adorn their ships, by the Romans to colorize marble sculpture and by the Egyptians to paint the famous Fayum mummy portraits. Today it is being rediscovered by contemporary artists. Encaustic is composed of beeswax, tree resin, and pigment, applied hot and fused to create a beautiful, translucent and striking surface. With Margaret’s guidance, you will explore brushing, scraping, layering and pouring wax on a variety of supports. Try wood, Plexiglas, Gator Board and paper. Sensuous textures, lustrous depth, and the smell and feel of beeswax are only the start. This introduction to encaustic will have you wanting more as you discover its unlimited creative possibilities. See how to combine encaustic with other mediums such as drawing, photography, printmaking and collage. Plus, you will make transfers into the wax, mold wax to make reliefs, incise the wax and build up deep textures with stencils. Oil pigment sticks are compatible with encaustic and you will use them to further enhance your paintings. Demonstrations will be interspersed with ample time to turn out several finished works. If you have been looking for the translucent qualities of watercolor, the surface character of oils, the fast drying advantages of acrylics and the exciting feel of ceramic surfaces, you will fall in love with this versatile medium. All painting styles welcome! Studio: Something for all levels.
Workshop’s
itinerary Monday – Thursday 9/15-9/18 Tuesday 9/16 Thursday 9/18 Friday 5/19 Day students are welcome to attend the Welcome Reception and Farewell Reception (included in your package). You are also invited to join the class for breakfasts and dinners (additional fee). PAL’s (Participants at large) can vacation at Dillman’s
for $300, includes accommodations. Costs for breakfasts, dinners and receptions
are additional.
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