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Paula Roland’s Encaustic Workshops     The Open Studio LLC

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“…a special place of red canyons, majestic mesas and amazing skies.”

                                   Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM                              The Pedernal, Georgia O'Keeffe's own private mountain
 

GENERAL INFORMATION              WORKSHOP TOPICS            DISCOUNTS           THE  INSTRUCTOR           ACCOMMODATIONS

 NEW! 2009 Advanced  Seminar and Retreat (Ghost Ranch)

Two workshops are offered April 2 - April 10, 2008 in Santa Fe:
Encaustic Monotype and Beyond and Encaustic Painting/Collage

These encaustic workshops are for artists who

• May be new to encaustic

• Know about encaustic, but want a refresher

• Are looking for new options and techniques using encaustic, especially  with encaustic on paper

• Want a stimulating, working retreat in a magnificent setting, away from commitments and cares

• May be adventurous beginners (with understanding of color and composition)

General Information About the Workshops in Santa Fe and at Ghost Ranch:

Content and format are the same at both locations. Instruction takes place 9-5 daily with a long lunch break and after-hours access to the studio.  Workshops consist of numerous demonstrations and many examples of finished work to accompany each skill. Ample time is reserved for hands-on skill development and guidance is given to help individuals strategize and reach goals. Attendees may register for one workshop, or do both workshops for a comprehensive encaustic experience. For those taking both, there is a free day between for uninstructed work in the studio (or for sightseeing, hiking, or visiting Santa Fe galleries and museums). Read more about the COMPREHENSIVE WORKSHOPS, below.

Both locations offer beautiful scenery, hiking trails, and the opportunity for group sharing and networking. Rooms are available for single or double occupancy. Double occupancy is recommended for economy (bring a friend or we will try to find you a roommate—non-participants are welcome).The Santa Fe workshops provide a city workshop with a country feel. They are held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Retreat and Conference Center April 4-10, 2008. The IHM Center is on the historic East side of Santa Fe, near the mountain foothills and only one mile from Canyon Road galleries, museums, and restaurants. The Ghost Ranch Conference Center provides a rustic retreat in a magnificent setting. The Ranch is located in Abiquiu, NM, one hour north of Santa Fe. Ghost Ranch was the summer home and inspirational landscape of Georgia O’Keeffe. The next workshops at Ghost Ranch are in 2009.

Read participants'  COMMENTS about last year's workshops.

Read more about ACCOMMODATIONS below.

Paula Roland  Chant Installation at Chiaroscuro Gallery, Santa Fe.
Encaustic monotype with graphite drawing. Dimensions variable.   

WORKSHOP TOPICS:

Encaustic Monotype and Beyond  4-Day Workshop

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, installation) .
• Discussion and handout: How to make your own encaustic from
         scratch, safely.                                                    
  
  Click here for more information about the

            ENCAUSTIC MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING PROCESS

Painting and Collage  3-Day Workshop

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 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.
• 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 workshop days + free day     

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.

• Register for the Comprehensive Workshop and receive a $50 tuition discount!
• Artists who have previously taken a workshop with Paula receive a $100 (total) tuition discount.

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.

In 2007 Paula was a key presenter at the First National Encaustic Painting Conference in Beverly, MA. and will appear there again in 2008. Roland has taught Encaustic Monotype Printmaking and Encaustic Painting nationally, including: International Encaustic Artists’ Association (Master Class) in N. CA; The Dorothy Furlong Gardner Studio in Louisiana; Chautauqua Institute for Art, Chautauqua, New York, The Santa Fe Art Institute; The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum; The Santa Fe Community College; And the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi. In addition Roland has self-organized over 80 workshops for The Open Studio LLC in Santa Fe, and other New Mexico locations. Roland resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 Paula’s work is featured in the upcoming book, Encaustic & Beyond: A Guide to Creating Fine Art With Wax by Lissa Rankin (Sterling Publishers); New Mexico Magazine, October, 2002; New American Painting (# 24); and The Art of Encaustic Painting: Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of  Pigmented Wax, by Joanne Mattera  (Watson-Guptill, 2001). She has received numerous commissions, fellowships and awards, including one from the National Endowment for the Arts. Paula Roland holds an MFA from the University of New Orleans. For more about the Artist-Teacher click here.

Workshop Assistant, Ruth Gooch   In 2008, as in 2007, Ruth Gooch of San Clemente, California, will be 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.

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TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

Paula occasionally travels to

teach encaustic to groups in private studios,

schools, museums or art centers.

Email Paula:  EncausticSantaFe@yahoo.com