Virtual Demo: Drawing Between Layers
On September 29th from 1:30 - 2:30pm CDT (Central Daylight Time) we will host the 8th (and final) of our Summer Virtual Demo series. Join R&F Core Instructor Dietlind Vander Schaaf for Encaustic: Drawing Between Layers.
In this demo, Dietlind will provide an overview of what can be done directly onto a substrate, what works best between layers of encaustic, and ways to finish your surface. Working on both unprimed wood panels and Ampersand Encausticbord, she will discuss a variety of materials including encaustic gesso, India ink, Pan Pastel, metallic foils, R&F Pigment Sticks, colored pencils, graphite, charcoal, and more. In addition, she will touch on ways to fuse and apply layers to create optical depth and dimension. 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.
Dietlind Vander Schaaf holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco and an MA from the University of Southern Maine. Her work has been described as “the transformation of disparate objects into elegantly simple compositions of pattern and grace” (Artscope). Vander Schaaf has exhibited at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Conrad Wilde Gallery, The Fuller Craft Museum, and On Center Gallery, among others, and been featured in Maine Home + Design, Decor Maine, UPPERCASE, and Downeast magazines.
Dietlind is a Core Instructor for R&F Handmade Paints, an Ampersand Ambassador, and the former president of New England Wax. In addition to her role at R&F overseeing demos, donations, and special projects, she is an annual presenter at the International Encaustic Conference and has taught workshops throughout the country, including Haystack, Arrowmont, Castle Hill, Snow Farm, Penland, Maine College of Art, R&F, and internationally at Zijdelings in The Netherlands. She runs the Maine Coast Encaustic Retreat each September. In addition to teaching painting, Dietlind and is a certified Kripalu yoga instructor with speciality training in meditation, advanced asana, Ayurveda, and pranayama. The recipient of grants from the Maine Arts Commission and International Encaustic Artists, as well as a Tending Space Artist Fellowship from the Hemera Foundation, Dietlind is represented by Portland Art Gallery and Artemis Gallery.
Layers and Translucency: An Encaustic Retreat
July 24 - 28, 2022, Wild Rice Retreat, Bayfield, Wisconsin
Layers + Translucency takes students beyond the basics involved in working with encaustic, offering participants a deeper understanding of how to create paintings that suggest luminosity, depth, and dimension. Students will work with a range of opaque and translucent paint, using both medium and color to push some elements back and bring others to the foreground. Emphasis will be placed on creating a sense of radiant light, on the balance and weight of composition, and on expressing meaning through an exploration of accumulating marks and drawings at varying levels. Writing and drawing exercises will help students explore and develop their own visual vocabulary. Yoga will offer a chance to recharge and reconnect to our bodies. Walks in nature will serve as inspiration for line drawings and color studies. Each student will have dedicated 1:1 time with the instructor.
To learn more, visit wildriceretreat.com.