Although I have had students from many countries participate
in my encaustic workshops, not everyone can find the time to fit travel into their schedules to advance
their encaustic techniques. So, now I have put together online encaustic
classes that you can download when your schedule permits.
This
is an encasutic workshop like no other. I happily share my techniques
that I personally teach and use. This is my way of working.
These classes are directed to those who have had some art and encaustic experience. Beginners can also learn and experiment .
ONLINE ENCAUSTIC CLASSES WITH EZSHWAN WINDING
Classes are personal
and detailed. It is just as if you are standing next to me in the
studio during a private class. I encourage all my students to take the
techiques and make them their own. I do not believe in just copying the
instructor. Encaustic can take you on an exciting journey. You can work
on them on your own time.
After you receive your videos, and have questions, you can post on this blog and/or contact me at encasuticworkshops@gmail.com
Price: $35 for single class video
$145 for all 11 videos
More than 5 hours of demos. Each on is about 30 minutes, some a bit longer
Click the link below
INTRODUCTION free videos
Studio tour
Life in San Miguel de Allende
Class 1
Working with drawing, translucent layers and hot pen
Using thin coats of encaustic paint, ink and hot pen, we
will layer translucent, luminous layers of medium over a white substrate, using
our marks to create depth and active images. Learn how to smooth the
surface and build layer after layer to create luminosity. Lastly, we will
build raised lines with the encaustic pen to create more movement and contrast
in texture.
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| 32 minutes |
Class 2
Oil paint stain under smooth encaustic surface
Like a stained canvas, we will rub oil paint on
a white substrate using milk paint or encaustic gesso as a white base. Then we,
manipulate, soften and change the energy of the soft colors until we have an
abstract painting that satisfies us. Next, we create a flat, smooth, encaustic
surface over the oil stained board. It is possible to add stenciling, raised
encaustic drawing or texture or collaged dry organic materials on the smooth
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| 30 minutes |
Class 3
Creative Stenciling
Making Stenciling an integral part of the painting instead of just laying on the surface
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| 29 minutes |
Class 4
Transfers, oil glazes and India ink,Transfers, "secret" shellac burn
transfers, types of transfers, wax pencil and charcoal and Indian Head
shellac burn
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| 28 minutes |
Class 5
Combing oil paint and encaustic
This class will cover applying many colors of
encaustic paint, and moving the paint with heat to bring up the underpaintng.
We combine oil paint and encaustic, including glazing with light touches of oil
paint, scraping to reveal subtle color surfaces, cutting in to revealing the
deep layers, and using charcoal and wax pencil to enhance the movement of the
composition.
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| 29 minutes |
Class 6
Building encaustic layers, scraping an carving
In this class, we will layer multi-colored under painting, using heat to mix and blend the paint. A final layer of single color encaustic covers most of the under painting and then the scraping and cutting reveals the diverse colors and movement
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| 29 minutes |
Class 7
Incising lines, drawing on rice paper, embedding, joss paper
We will create free form drawing with ink on thin rice paper, and
imbed the paper invisibly into already Incised lines for sharp accents. Using
the rice paper allows us to add detailed patterning easily. You do not have to
be able to draw figuratively. You can trace or transfer an image on the
encaustic and begin from there.
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| 48 minutes |
Class 8
Creative collage
Building surface, composition, variety of surface and design with
different textures and types of paper, layering, embedding ,
photographs, metal, and using Joss paper
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| 42 minutes |
Class 9
Building heavy, lava rock-like textures
We will build heavy layers of encaustic paint and then add deep, textured depth with water
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| 30 minutes |
Class 10
Encaustic on paper
Using encaustic over watercolor on paper with hot pen enhancements.
First we will create a simple watercolor painting, cover it with
clear encaustic medium, incise lines and add texture details with an encaustic
pen. and/or paint directly on the paper, scrape, cut. and reveal the under painting.
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| 30 minutes |
Class 11
Building, molding and sculpting with encaustic
We will mold encaustic into organic shapes and attach them to the
painting.
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| 29 minutes |
I am not including painting figuratively in encaustic since I have written a detailed, step by step process in my book, Painting Portraits in Encasutic
San Miguel
de Allende, Mexico is a center of culture, art, and music. This charming colonial
town attracts artists in all fields. This is where I live, work and teach. I
have working primarily in encaustic for 13 years and have been teaching the
technique for almost 9 years. I have had hundreds of students come through my
workshops in my studio/home and I have made new friends and wonderful contacts
through the classes.
I received my degree in painting many years ago and continued
studying art afterwards including printmaking, welded steel, stone, bronze and
wood sculpture. I have been a working artist for over 50 years. I’ve worked in
the art departments of publishing companies, owned and directed 2 art
galleries, and have my work in many collections. That said, I consider myself a
classical artist that now is painting in encaustic.
I fell in love with the encaustic technique when I first saw
it in a gallery in Portland OR. about 14 years ago. There was little technical
information about encaustic that was available at that time and I learned by
all my mistakes. We are fortunate that now we are practically bombarded with
encaustic info, some of it wonderful and helpful, and some of it just wrong, if
you are interested in making archival work.
The way I teach is to share my expertise, and unique style
with you, and then I encourage you to take the technique and make it reflect
who you are when you take it into your own studio. I am proud that everyone
that finishes one of my classes makes work that has their own distinctive
voice. Take a look at some of the work from my students on my blog. http://ezshwan.blogspot.com.
Although these 12 downloadable classes are directed at artists
who have some experience in encaustic painting, a novice can gain inside
information and lift their encaustic paintings to a higher, more advanced level.
Join me in my studio as I demonstrate the joy of creating beautiful encaustic
paintings. I won’t be covering many of basic the techniques that you can learn
on YouTube, but you follow along with me at your pace and discover that beauty
and excitement can be found working in encaustic.
My book, Painting Portraits in Encaustic is available for purchase: http://www.blurb.com/b/4375616-painting-portraits-in-encasutic
