Wednesday, April 8th - 10 AM to 5 PM- $185 - All materials for class are included!

If you've been wanting to add moody effects to your photography, or combine photos and encaustic, this is a great one-day, beginner-friendly intro! Bridget will supply images in class for you to use already printed with archival inks on encaustic-friendly paper, so no need to bring anything! 

Bridget will share her favorite method for mounting photographs on cradled wood panels, as well as the step-by-step method she uses to layer colored pencil, watercolor, encaustic medium, oil paint, and pan pastels to bring the images to life. The effect is a lot like a wonderful, vintage, hand-tinted photograph! Add collage elements and textured encaustic paint into the encaustic, and the results can be quirky, energetic, and much more modern! 

Students will have an opportunity to work with two images, one sized for an 8x8 panel and one sized for an 8x10 panel. Students will be able to choose from a variety of black and white or sepia-toned “found ancestor” portraits, landscapes, and more. 

Want to use your own images? Bridget will reach out a few weeks before class, and for an extra fee, students with digital photo experience can send two images to Bridget for formatting and printing.

Students will come away with two completed pieces, as well as information on how to print and work with their own images to create “encaustic photo effects” in their own home studios. Participants will also receive basic instruction on safety and as well as techniques for working with encaustic medium and encaustic collage.

This class seats 8 students. For any questions regarding our cancellation or transfer policy, please refer to the link in our navigation bar.

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.