Wednesday, March 12th and Thursday, March 13th - 10 AM to 5 PM- $375 - All materials included!

This class includes two days of instruction and all materials - encaustic medium, professional quality pigments, up to eight panels sized from 2.5”x3.5” to 8”x10”, and a variety of collage papers, as well as use of all the tools, equipment, and materials you will need to complete several small works using a wide variety of techniques!  Bridget Benton has been working in encaustic as her primary medium since 2006, and designs her classes so that participants can arrive with nothing more than an attitude of exploration and have a great time! 

Learn about tools and materials, safety, and how to set up your own home studio – including money-saving tips and tricks. We’ll focus on archival methods, best practices, and the basics of encaustic - including preparing your panels, priming panels with encaustic medium, and the proper fusing of layers – as well as giving you lots of time to play and experiment.  

We’ll cover working additively and subtractively, color mixing, translucent vs. opaque colors, scraping and incising, basic image transfers, collaging and embedding papers, use of stencils and masks, controlled and fluid application of color, and various ways of building texture and creating impressions directly into the encaustic surface. We’ll also look at ways of adding finishing touches to your pieces using pan pastels, oil paints and oil sticks, and even foils and shimmers.

The focus is on experimentation and discovering what’s possible with encaustic! Excellent course for beginners, those looking for a solid skill set from which to launch their own studio exploration, and those with some encaustic experience looking to refine their skills and learn new tips and tricks.

This class seats 5 students.

Bridget Benton is  the lead instructor in Encaustic Methods,  Nature Print, ecoprint and collage methods at 310 ART. In addition to local teaching, Bridget is a faculty member  of the international encaustic online encaustic masterclass, Painting with Fire, as well as the author of the award-winning “The Creative Conversation: ArtMaking as Playful Prayer”. Teaching credentials include the Creative Problem Solving Institute in Buffalo, NY; the Newport Visual Arts Center in Newport, OR; Art Unraveled in Phoenix, AZ; and Collage in Portland, OR. as well as the Nature Printing Society’s Annual Workshop where she served for several years as the event’s Educational Coordinator.