Roxbury Arts Group is thrilled to welcome International Encaustic Artists President Regina B. Quinn for a one-day workshop exploring painting with encaustics. This workshop will take place at the Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford, Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The $185 fee for this one-day workshop includes all materials.
Encaustic paints create beautiful, unique luminosity by using beeswax, damar resin and pigments. These special paints are melted on a hot palette and then painted on panels or other substrates. Workshop participants will learn a variety of techniques for building translucent and opaque layers, creating smooth or deeply textured surfaces and incorporating other media to create artworks that have a unique glow – almost as if lit from within.
Demonstrations and explorations will be appropriate for artists who are new to encaustics as well as those with some experience. Participants will have the opportunity to create several small works during the session.
Quinn is an encaustic artist who lives and paints in Gilboa. She serves on the International Encaustic Artists Board as president and director of social media, and on the Woodstock Art Association and Museum’s board of directors. She has received the Faber Birren National Color Award, the Cooperstown Art Association’s Grand Prize, and the WAAM New Visions Award. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center in Brooklyn and the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Space is limited. Register now to join this singular painting experience. Registration and additional information is available at roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607-214-6040.
