Introduction to Photo Encaustic Hot Wax Painting

10901 Old Cutler Road,Coral Gables FL 33156

26 January, 2021

Description

This workshop will teach you how to take your photographs to a new creative level with the ancient art of encaustics. Encaustics is a mixed This workshop will teach you how to take your photographs to a new creative level with the ancient art of encaustics.  Encaustics is a mixed media technique that involves using a heated beeswax medium which is applied to a surface (here a mounted photograph) and then other materials such as paint, ground pigments, and collaged elements are incorporated upon and within the wax.  This two-day workshop is open to novice and experienced artists, as well as those who just want to try something different with their photos.  Participants will take home two encaustic pieces that they have created from their own photographs.  Students are asked to bring at least three black and white photographs printed on photocopier paper to the workshop.   PLEASE NOTE: This is a 2 day class meeting on 1/26 & 2/27/21 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Instructor Bio: Andrea Clement is a local fine art photographer and photo encaustic artist whose work focuses on the realm of Florida’s nature. She studied fine art at the American University of Paris and professional photography at Daytona State College. She has trained and assisted with highly acclaimed artists in photography and encaustics, and continually innovates her work by persevering with the possibilities of wax. She was featured on Discovery Health Channel and is a featured artist in the “Best of Worldwide and America Photography” publication. Her work hangs in several local businesses and homes, and she is known for her inspiring and uplifting nature.