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Paula Roland’s Encaustic Workshops The Open Studio LLC “…a special place of red canyons, majestic mesas and amazing skies.”              Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM                              The Pedernal, Georgia O'Keeffe's own private mountain  2009 For Workshop Dates, Prices, and Locations go to: Schedule/Registration These encaustic workshops are for artists who · May be experienced with encaustic and looking for new options and techniques · Know about encaustic, but want a refresher · May be adventurous beginners (with understanding of color and composition) NEW! Encaustic Fusion 3-Day Encaustic Monotype and Painting, July 24-26. Santa Fe, NM. This workshop covers the essentials of the encaustic monotype and painting workshops (see below). 9AM-4PM daily. Also included is a ticket to the art fair, ART Santa Fe, which we will attend 6/25 3-6PM. www.artsantafe.com Day 1: Monotypes using Asian papers. Includes use of tools equipment, studio set-up, print registration, borders, stamping, stencils, masking, blocking-out and more. Day 2: Mounting/ Framing prints; Adhere prints to boards and add wax; Painting basics. Includes oil and wax, image transfer and other techniques. Day 3: Painting and prints combined on rigid surfaces. Use prints as “starts” for paintings or as finished works. NEW! Intermediate Workshop and Retreat At the IHM, Santa Fe, NM. Take your art to the next level. Work alongside pros and peers. AM formal sessions. PM and evenings work on your own projects. Click for complete PDF description of this exciting new offering! Workshop Descriptions: continue reading below Paula Roland  Chant Installation at Chiaroscuro Gallery, Santa Fe. Encaustic monotype with graphite drawing. Dimensions variable.  Click here for more information about the ENCAUSTIC MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING PROCESS Encaustic Monotype and Beyond 4-Day Workshop DECEMBER 1-4, 2009 WORKSHOP AT R&F IN KINGSTON, NY, and in New Mexico, 2010 The keys to successful encaustic printmaking are temperature, paper absorbency, and pigment. This workshop addresses these and is organized around exploratory work on several types of paper, each with differing absorbency, translucency, surface, and quirks. Topics include: Materials, health and safety. Additive and subtractive processes. One pass prints and Layered prints (texture, depth, translucency,          blended color) Creating texture on the plate or paper. Use of brushes, tools, and techniques, equipment; studio set-up. Print registration, borders, working edge to edge, spot printing,         and working large. Stamping, stencils, masking, and blocking-out on paper and plate. Watercolor resist. Combining printmaking and drawing: Drawing into heated prints          and waxy paper with graphite, charcoal, oil pastel, etc. Making paper translucent with wax (viewing prints/drawings from         both sides; adding transparent color). Unusual surfaces (Printing/drawing on textured paper, magazines        pages, photos, Xerox, cloth, etc.). Prints as collage material: Free-form un-mounted collage. Presentation options, including framing, and permanently mounting prints to board (with or without beeswax coating), and contemporary presentation ideas. Other options (artist’s books, multi-part prints, and installation). Discussion and handout: How to make your own encaustic from        scratch, safely. Painting and Collage 3-Day Workshop, offered in 2010 This workshop takes the mystery out of working with encaustic paint, addresses common problems, and presents fresh ideas in encaustic painting and collage work. Topics: Materials, health and safety. Grounds and substrates: painting on wood, paper, ceramics, plaster, etc. Fusing techniques; Tools/equipment; studio set up. Basic ENCAUSTIC painting techniques for texture, translucency, layering, or creating a smooth surface. Glazing, scraping through layers, accretion, dripping, pouring. Recycling/reconfiguring encaustic monotypes or using other  paper as basis for painting or collage. Wax collage techniques— including layering for depth, translucency. Wax and oil paint; scribing and surface color. Image transfer using Xerox and drawing media. Assemblage, texture, and impressions with natural objects. Discussion and handout: Make your own encaustic and encaustic medium, from scratch, safely. Comprehensive Workshop 7 - Day workshop, offered in 2010 Take both Encaustic Monotype and Beyond and Encaustic Painting/Collage to experience the full range of possibilities and… More time to internalize what you are learning and to “settle-in”, feel   rested and stimulated. More likely to walk away with finished pieces. New and experienced encaustic artists are more likely to take their work to another level. Experienced encaustic artists find the Comprehensive Workshop both a refresher and a retreat. Many artists repeat these workshops yearly, doing both independent and group work. Instructor Paula Roland began teaching encaustic in 1997, after many years as a professor of painting and drawing in universities and colleges. The spontaneous medium of encaustic, with its infinite possibilities, provided a new focus for her art and teaching. Many of the encaustic printmaking techniques were developed by Paula and are taught exclusively by her. Paula leads participants through a myriad of choices and options. She is the catalyst for exciting new possibilities in encaustic and her teaching provides the knowledge, skills, and confidence to continue after the workshop. Paula has been an invited program participant at The National Encaustic Painting Conference 2007-2009, demonstrating encaustic monotypes. Her work is featured in the upcoming book, Encaustic & Beyond: A Guide to Creating Fine Art With Wax by Lissa Rankin (Sterling Publishers). Her works are also featured in The Art of Encaustic Painting: Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of Pigmented Wax, by Joanne Mattera (Watson-Guptill, 2001); Embracing Encaustic by Linda Womack (2008), and Alexia Tala’s Installations and Experimental Printmaking (A & C Black, available 2009). For more About Paula Roland, her awards and works, click here. Workshop Assistant, Ruth Gooch Since 2007, Ruth Gooch of San Clemente, California, has been the workshop registrar and Paula’s assistant during the workshops. Ruth’s work is included in the upcoming book, Encaustic & Beyond: A Guide to Creating Fine Art With Wax by Lissa Rankin (Sterling Publishers). Some of Ruth's works combine photography and encaustic and she recently completed a series using encaustic monotype and steel sculpture. In addition to regularly exhibiting and winning awards, Ruth will be a guest artist at The Quorum and the Cove art Galleries in Laguna Beach, CA. Circle of Life IV, Ruth Gooch Read more about IHM IN SANTA FE AND GHOST RANCH, ABIQUIU, NM The Open Studio LLC Contact Paula for information about private workshops and tutorials in her studio: paularoland@yahoo.com