Painting Workshops in
Encaustic and Oil & Cold Wax
Sept. 16 - Sept. 20, 2024
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Diane Bowie Zaitlin
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I am pleased to once again be offering this five-day course in Encaustic Painting with Photographic Imagery at Maine Media Workshop and College in Rockport, Maine. Join a vibrant creative community for an immersive learning experience. Blur the boundary of photography and painting with innovative uses of molten wax, pigment and mixed media.
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I want to spark your creative imagination by introducing you to my contemporary approach to encaustic and oil & cold wax painting. My art classes are small with individual attention and personal work time. In an atmosphere of exploration and open-mindedness you will develop technical skills to take your artwork to a new level of possibilities.
Spring Workshops 2024
March 9 & 10: Introduction to Encaustic. This course covers the basics of safe studio setup and the materials and tools of encaustic painting. Through alternating demonstrations and studio time, you will learn application and manipulation of the wax, texturing, transparency, scraping and oil stick.
April 27 & 28: Encaustic with Photographic Imagery. Students will use their original photographs as the basis of encaustic painting. We will use various mixed media, image transfer and collage elements to transform and enhance your original image.
June 1 & 2: Introduction to Oil and Cold Wax. This course introduces you to the combination of oil paint and cold wax medium. You will paint with a variety of tools other than brushes for a layered effect similar to encaustic but in a much more fluid manner. We will use a variety of drawing implements, oil stick, and monoprint.
These workshops are conducted in my Saco Maine studio. Classes are small and alternate between demonstrations and studio time.
Time of workshops: 10 am. to 3 pm
Cost: $250 for two-day workshop
Required deposit: $ 100
Please email me for registration form supply list and to ask any questions at [email protected]
March 9 & 10: Introduction to Encaustic. This course covers the basics of safe studio setup and the materials and tools of encaustic painting. Through alternating demonstrations and studio time, you will learn application and manipulation of the wax, texturing, transparency, scraping and oil stick.
April 27 & 28: Encaustic with Photographic Imagery. Students will use their original photographs as the basis of encaustic painting. We will use various mixed media, image transfer and collage elements to transform and enhance your original image.
June 1 & 2: Introduction to Oil and Cold Wax. This course introduces you to the combination of oil paint and cold wax medium. You will paint with a variety of tools other than brushes for a layered effect similar to encaustic but in a much more fluid manner. We will use a variety of drawing implements, oil stick, and monoprint.
These workshops are conducted in my Saco Maine studio. Classes are small and alternate between demonstrations and studio time.
Time of workshops: 10 am. to 3 pm
Cost: $250 for two-day workshop
Required deposit: $ 100
Please email me for registration form supply list and to ask any questions at [email protected]
I offer master classes in my studio to artists with all levels of expertise.
I have worked with many novices, professional artists seeking technical guidance for a specific project, artists who wish to refine their skills and imagery with encaustic or cold wax, and small groups of artist friends wanting to learn and explore a new medium together. Each session focuses on your needs using either encaustic or oil & cold wax.
I enjoy sharing my knowledge and expertise with others and helping them develop their individual artist voices.
Each session is in my studio in Saco Maine, from 10 am – 3 pm. There is a balance of demonstration and work time, as well as an openness to your questions throughout the session. Cost is $200 a day and includes most materials. Please contact me with questions and comments about your intended focus and availability at [email protected]
I have worked with many novices, professional artists seeking technical guidance for a specific project, artists who wish to refine their skills and imagery with encaustic or cold wax, and small groups of artist friends wanting to learn and explore a new medium together. Each session focuses on your needs using either encaustic or oil & cold wax.
I enjoy sharing my knowledge and expertise with others and helping them develop their individual artist voices.
Each session is in my studio in Saco Maine, from 10 am – 3 pm. There is a balance of demonstration and work time, as well as an openness to your questions throughout the session. Cost is $200 a day and includes most materials. Please contact me with questions and comments about your intended focus and availability at [email protected]
Brilliance by Diane Bowie Zaitlin, encaustic collage 10 x 24
Testimonials:
"Your workshop felt like a breakthrough for me in my quest to be more creative and spontaneous with my work.." Kathleen Lacasse, Goffstown, N.H.
“I really got the gentle confirmation from you that I needed to go ahead with my own process with a little less angst. I love your spirit and your work!” Connie Bigony, Boston, Mass.
"Diane is generous with her talent, her skills and her insights into how encaustic can be used to create works with texture, depth and meaning. She teaches in a thorough and direct fashion, giving support to experiment in such a variety of approaches that one can't help but be successful and enriched by the experience." Cami Davis, Alfred, Maine
"Diane generously shared an abundance of tricks and tools of the trade and provided good resources that will allow me to move forward on my own." Joanne A. Connolly, Freeport, Maine
Please click here to see examples of student work
"Your workshop felt like a breakthrough for me in my quest to be more creative and spontaneous with my work.." Kathleen Lacasse, Goffstown, N.H.
“I really got the gentle confirmation from you that I needed to go ahead with my own process with a little less angst. I love your spirit and your work!” Connie Bigony, Boston, Mass.
"Diane is generous with her talent, her skills and her insights into how encaustic can be used to create works with texture, depth and meaning. She teaches in a thorough and direct fashion, giving support to experiment in such a variety of approaches that one can't help but be successful and enriched by the experience." Cami Davis, Alfred, Maine
"Diane generously shared an abundance of tricks and tools of the trade and provided good resources that will allow me to move forward on my own." Joanne A. Connolly, Freeport, Maine
Please click here to see examples of student work
For over twenty years Diane was an artist-in-residence at schools and museums with the Maine Touring Artist Program of the Maine Arts Commission. She has also taught at Maine Media Workshop + College, VSA of Maine and the Maine Art Education Association. She has been teaching private art classes for the past twenty years. She has exhibited extensively throughout New England in many solo and group exhibits. She was an active member of New England Wax and participated in many of their juried encaustic exhibits, and attended the International Encaustic Conference for three years.
Diane received a B.F.A. from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut and also studied at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. She has attended Haystack Mountain School of Crafts numerous times, as well as Maine College of Art and R & F Paints in Kingston, N.Y.
Diane received a B.F.A. from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut and also studied at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. She has attended Haystack Mountain School of Crafts numerous times, as well as Maine College of Art and R & F Paints in Kingston, N.Y.
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