Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Diane Bowie-Zaitlin to Offer Workshop


Encaustic by Diane Bowie-Zaitlin

Local artist Diane Bowie-Zaitlin is offering an encaustic workshop at her studio December 5th & 6th from 10am-3pm. In this contemporary approach to encaustic painting, classes will work with color, transparency, manipulation and texturing of the wax surface, layering, oil stick, collage and mixed media. Classes are small and flexible to accomodate the various interests of the students.

Encaustic painting is also known as wax painting. Pigment is added to hot beeswax and applied to a panel with metal tools before it cools. This artform dates back to ancient egyptian mummy portraits! Paintings can be abstract and layered like a collage or can be similar to oil/acrylic in complexity and style.

6th-Century Encaustic Icon
For more information on the workshop, email Diane.

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