Ellen
Koment Encaustic Workshops
Santa Fe,
NM
505-501-4620
Upcoming
Workshops in Santa Fe, NM:
ALL ABOUT
ENCAUSTIC PAINTING: JULY11,12,13, 2014
MORE ABOUT ENCAUSTIC PAINTING,
AUGUST 4,5,6,7, 2014
BEYOND BEGINNING: WORKING LARGE,
SEPTEMBER 1-5, 2014
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ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOP IN MALAGA, SPAIN,
OCT 8-14, 2014 full
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ALL
ABOUT ENCAUSTIC, July 11,12,13:
This is a three day workshop suitable for artists new to
encaustic as well as those with experience who want to hone their skills,
and learn a variety of new techniques.
The workshop will cover all the basics, including information
about
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how to make paint,about the commercial paints and their
applications, about supports, grounds and techniques: paint application,
fusing, glazing, inscribing and mixed media approaches.safety, materials,demos
of applying paint, fusing, How to get that smooth surface!
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glazing with encaustic: it's really about color theory
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Introducing mixed media,
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image transfer,
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working with oil bar, pigment,
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creating several kinds of lines, and texture.
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We will emphasize how these techniques can be developed to
create a unique encaustic language for each student. We will talk (and demo)
about
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inscribing and using dry pigment..
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You will leave with a printout containing all the information
you need as well as a list of suppliers.
The
emphasis, as always, will be on your creative development i.e.:ON YOUR
PAINTING! As always, my goal is to help you achieve your aims in this wonderful
medium. It is open to artists at all levels.
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More About
Encaustic Painting: Going Larger: August 4-7, 2014
This workshop is suitable for beginners,
as well as more experienced encaustic artists.
For more experienced encaustic painters,
this will be an opportunity to work at a larger scale,and
to enhance your work with a variety of new
techniques. Individual instruction and criticism
will help you move your encaustic painting
to a new level.
The workshop will cover all the basics,
including information about how to make paint,
about the commercial paints and their
applications, about supports, grounds and techniques:
paint application, fusing, glazing,
inscribing and mixed media approaches.safety, materials,
demos of applying paint, glazing, fusing,
How to get that smooth surface! Learn some
new techniques: Introducing mixed media,
working with oil bar, pigment, creating lines
and texture and image transfer.
We will emphasize how these techniques can be developed
to create a unique encaustic language for
each student. We will talk (and demo) how to
create glaze layers, as well as some
special techniques like inscribing and using dry pigment..
and, you will leave with a printout
containing all the information you need as well
as a list of suppliers.
For people with encaustic
experience or significant painting experience in other media,
it will be an
opportunity to take your into a new dimension.
Many people stay at a certain level with
their encaustic painting because they see working
at a larger scale, or changing their
approach, as intimidating. It does present certain challenges,
but when you understand how to overcome
them, it can be a richly rewarding experience.
This workshop will allow you to work up to
20" x 20". It will address all aspects of working
larger, from the planning and
drawing stages, through preparation of the surface;
understanding temperature control and how
it facilitates working larger, handling
color and glazing, as well as special
effects, and finishing. A number of new techniques
will be presented: use of dry pigment and
oil paint on incised line, mixed media approaches,
basic color and glaze theory, creating
texture and working with photographic and other media.
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BEYOND BEGINNING:
GOING LARGE: SEPT 1-5, 2014
Five Days: This is my most advanced workshop,
and a unique opportunity for artists who are already working in encaustic
to experience the joy of seeing there work on a larger scale, or to attempt any
other expansion of their vision which they might like to pursue. We will
address the special design and technical considerations involved in working on
a larger scale, from sketch to finishing. Participants may work up to 36” x 36”
on their own panels, but may choose to stay in the 24"x 24" range.
Each student/artist will do at least one large painting
during this week, going from an initial sketch, through considerations about
putting on paint at this scale, on controlling temperatures on a larger scale,
understanding how to control temperatures and use it to your advantage. We will
discuss how and why certain paintings work better large, and others not so
well. There will be a presentation of a series of large scale paintings done by
a number of artists, as well as tours of the Santa Fe Galleries that show large
scale encaustic paintings. We will also discuss finishing the painting,
preparing it for shipping and hanging.
