Virtual Demo: Encaustic Painting on Paper with Susan Stover
On August 25th from 1:30 -2:30pm CDT (Central Daylight Time) we will host the 6th of our Summer Virtual Demo series. Join R&F Core Instructor Susan Stover for Encaustic: Painting on Paper.
Traditionally, encaustic painting is done on a rigid surface such as a wood panel. In this demo, Sue will break the rules a bit and apply multiple thin layers of encaustic paint on paper, utilizing the characteristics of encaustic paint to build translucency and visual depth. Each layer will add various elements and subtle complexity of color.
Painting with encaustic on paper has many benefits. It provides an opportunity to generate several pieces without feeling "precious" about the materials. It allows you to quickly work out ideas. You can expand on an existing series or create a new series of small works. And matting and framing your pieces gives you another format to display your work. Join us for this demo to see another possibility of painting with encaustic. All levels welcome. There will be time for a Q&A.
Please note: If you are not in the Central Daylight Time zone (CDT), you will need to convert your time zone in order to figure out what time the demo is taking place. You can use thetimezoneconverter.com to do so.
Registration is not required. To attend the demo, visit our Virtual Demo page where you will find the Zoom link.
This demo is sponsored by R&F Handmade Paints. R&F is unique color.
Susan Stover has been working as a professional artist and instructor for almost 30 years. She received a BFA from Miami University and a MFA from California College of Art. She is represented by Seager/Gray Gallery in Mill Valley, CA and Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, NY. Her work has been featured in several publications and is in many private and corporate collections. She teaches in her northern California studio, throughout the US and internationally. Sue offers one-on-one mentoring, portfolio and website review, online workshops, videos, and in person teaching. susanstover.com
October 2 - 4, Tubac School of Fine Arts, Tubac, Arizona
Co-taught with Lisa Pressman, this workshop is for the intermediate or advanced artist who works in encaustic or cold wax. Whether you have a story to tell or want to dig deeper into your own artistic motivations, we will look at how the pieces of our histories come together to influence how we work and what we create. Working with a limited palette, we will be making collage materials to embed into encaustic and participants are welcome to bring personal artifacts such as journal pages, letters, or photographs. Techniques include processes such as gestural mark-making, image transfer, Pigment Sticks®, embellishment, stenciling, glazing, layering and depth, transparency and opacity, repetition, and pattern. Topics of discussion and slide presentations will focus on personal meaning and cultivating a student’s own visual language.
This workshop includes a private session with both Lisa and Sue in the weeks before class starts to clarify each students direction and ideas about the class. To learn more, visit tubacschooloffineart.org.