Encaustic Workshops in San Miguel de Allende

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                   Come to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to experience  painting with hot wax and fire. San Miguel is located in the mountains of central Mexico. It is known for its history, large cultural community that includes writers, musicians and artists. You will discover fabulous restaurants, galleries, museums and  seemingly never ending festivals as well as experiencing one of the oldest, most exciting painting techniques, encaustic.

I am taking appointments for in-studio workshops, It is best to schedule around the time you wlll be in San Miguel. You can plan a private class, bring friends or ask to see if there are others who might want to join the days of your choosing.

What encaustic technique do you want to learn; Abstract, Figurative, Mixed media, photo encaustic? I have experience working in all of these. 
You will create paintings that echo your vision, not a copy of mine. I will lead you on your own creative journey,

  Ezshwan is a highly skilled teacher. She has worked in encaustic and cold wax mediums for over 25 years
  She is one of 26 world renowned Encaustic artists that are sharing their knowledge and expertise on all aspects of this wonderful medium on the ongoing PAINTING WITH FIRE online group.  
 
Ezshwan is classically trained and can move from figurative to abstract easily and can guide you to create your own vision.
 
Study with her for her experience, ability to teach the techniques, and personally guide your creativity. She specializes in working with each student personally to inspire their individuality.
The techniques are clearly explained and demonstrated. You will NOT make a painting that looks like another student.
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Day 1 & 2 of the encaustic 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! Introducing mixed media, creating lines and texture.. I will emphasize how these techniques can be developed to create a unique encaustic language for each student. I will talk (and demo) how to create glaze layers, as well as some special techniques like inscribing. You will leave with a printout containing all the information you need as well as a list of suppliers.

I give participants a thorough introduction to the encaustic medium method. Artists with backgrounds in almost any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. Some who attend have some familiarity with encaustic, others don't, but want to expand their artistic experience. This mix of artists adds to the learning experience and often inspires all to try new techniques.

In the advanced classes, we focus on surfacing, embedding, transparencies, glazing and hot pen, image transfers, India ink mark making and more. We will explore combining oil and encaustic and dipping. You should have several finished paintings after the workshops.

I will supply all the materials, encaustic paint. brushes, support panels, electric tools, scrapers and propane torches, as well as showing how you can make your own paints and set up your own encaustic studio.

If you want to bring some things to collage you can. Old drawings or prints or photographs can combine with encaustic, but the paper must be porous and not glossy or coated. Encaustic works with almost anything but acrylic or plastics.

Experiment with all the materials and create your own finished encaustic paintings in class.

The workshops are held in my home studio from 10 a.m. to  4p.m. each day. This allows the participants hundreds of examples of my encaustic painting over the last 20 years, including "what not to do!"

Cancellations 2 weeks before workshop will receive a full refund. 1 week before, 30% will be refunded. No deposit refunds after that.

Scroll down to view of my students work.