March 20-22, 2026

This vibrant workshop combines multiple media techniques with melted beeswax on a variety of surfaces, emphasizing unity of design, texture & color.  We work with a combination of both dry & wet media, including soft pastels, watercolor, oil paint/ sticks, charcoal, graphite & collage. No acrylic media. All imagery applicable. Use mediums of choice. Appropriate for continuing painters and collagists. Beginners in Encaustic are welcome.  Instructor supplies the wax medium, wax paint, heating tools, practice surfaces and 1 panel per student.

March 20-22, 2026
Friday-Sunday– a 3 day workshop 10 am-4 pm
Studio 55, 55 Howe Road
 Martinez, CA
Tuition: $400 ( $75 materials fee direct to instructor day of workshop. Cash preferred)
Pre-register:https://http://www.studio55martinez.com

Due to the nature of this workshop, the instructor is supplying many of the materials and requires a materials fee of $75  to  help defray the costs. Please pay at the workshop. CASH is preferred payment.  

 INSTRUCTOR  BRINGS :

 1 Cradled, primed Birch Panels 8’x8”  for each student
 3 8 ply museum mat board , small pieces 8”x8” for practice pieces
Paint Brushes
Encaustic Medium ( wax with damar resin)
Encaustic Paint ( the rainbow spectrum plus white)
Heat Guns, torches, heating surfaces ( electric griddles, fry pans)
Graphite Powder, Charcoal powder
Some scraping tools
Some Collage tools
Some Oil Pastels , soft pastels & Drawing Media, watercolor in spray bottles
Tubs for pouring Wax

MATERIALS YOU BRING :  

1. You will need 300 lb  or 140 lb.w/c paper or 4 or 8 ply museum board – 1 full sheet (22”x30”)cut up in 6 “ squares for exercises You should  have about 15 6″x6″ pieces for samplers
2. Your collection of watercolor, drawing, oil  and collage materials including:
   Watercolor crayons, charcoal, oil pastels, water -based graphite pencils, colored pencils, Oil paint sticks, graphite pencils. Wax loves Oil. No acrylic paint
3. 3  Additonal Surfaces to work on:  Must be Absorbent and Inflexible
    2 Wood *or prepared Encaustic panels—8”x8” up to 14”
   * 1/2″  birch or finished plywood is great

ADDITIONAL:

           3 Bristle utility brushes ,  variety of sizes ½”, 1”, 2” – cheap are fine.
           Scissors, Tweezers,
           Collage materials: Papers, Threads, Xerox images, photos
          Masking Tape for stenciling—1/2 “ , 1”
          Rags/ Wear crummy clothes, bring an oven mitt
          The following mediums are entirely optional but extremely useful

           Oil Paint Sticks ( Sennelier or R&F are best)
           Oil Pastels
           Woody Stabilo pencils
            Soft Pastels  – both stick and/or Pan pastels