Instructor: Megan MacDonald
Wednesday - Thursday
June 5 - 6
10am - 4pm
2 Sessions
Open to all levels, this encaustic workshop is your opportunity to explore and experiment with this versatile, multi faceted medium. Learn the solid foundations of an encaustic practice and familiarize with the process of encaustic painting.
Encaustic is an amazingly durable art form that has been in use for centuries. Encaustic Painting involves using wax medium to which color pigments have been added, then heated on an encaustic palette and applied to a rigid substrate however, its application goes far beyond that.
During this encaustic workshop you will be introduced to the encaustic process and the myriad of possibilities it holds, exploring a variety of techniques.
While learning the fundamentals, experiment with multiple applications of the encaustic process including, creating sumptuous surfaces and texture, painting, colour mixing, fusing, collage and image transfer. Explore color and creating depth through use of pigmented wax, glazing techniques, adding Pigment Sticks and metallics and leaf. Through out the workshop we will discuss studio set up, tools of the trade and studio safety.
Megan MacDonald is a multi disciplinarian visual artist and instructor located in Kelowna British Columbia, Canada. MacDonald is drawn to natural and organic forms, the energy of hand-drawn lines, and the alchemy that occurs with the convergence of natural elements. She was drawn to encaustics due to its beautiful depth and luminosity as well as the myriad of possibilities the medium offers. Although she continues to explore a variety of mediums in her art practice, her focus is primarily centred on encaustic
An award-winning artist, MacDonald studied fine art at Emily Carr University. Her work has been in juried exhibitions both nationally and internationally and can be found in numerous private collections around the globe. She has been instructing and mentoring for over 20 years and is honoured to be a part of the R&F Artist Instructor program. MacDonald continues to work, show and instruct out of her studio the Crow’s Nest in Kelowna, BC.