Painting with Cold Wax Medium (Introduction)

A relatively new and different way of thinking about art-making, working with cold wax medium is a process, a set of experiments and discoveries – the medium challenges and gives pleasure, it’s sensual and holds infinite possibilities for any type of art practice.

Whether beginner artist or expert in your artistic field already (and even if you’ve been to Janet’s workshops previously), the medium allows for infinite experimentation and development. For this class you will learn techniques such as sgraffito, mono-printing and stencilling while creating layers with colours and textures in an abstracted approach. Noreen Melvin will work closely with Janet to ensure you receive strong guidance throughout the class. She is a very experienced art teacher who has worked with, and taught cold wax medium before having attended Janet’s class previously. 

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Painting with Cold Wax Medium (Masterclass)

Led by Janet this workshop will run concurrently with the Introductory workshop. To attend this class you will have attended at least one of Janet’s classes before. You will be comfortable working with the tools, media and techniques and ready to extend your practice. Like the introductory class these will be fun and engaging with a focus on making. Each day we will participate in critiques where everyone in the class will have an opportunity to receive feedback about their work (from Janet and those in the class). 

Prior to the workshop you will be asked to complete some preparatory work that will help you think about how to take a more critical and conceptual approach to how you engage with art-making; this will help guide your intentions throughout the workshop and help you think more deeply about your work after you leave. We will experiment with advanced techniques where you will be encouraged to experiment and explore with various materials and processes.

The two classes will come together at times where sharing of ideas and thinking will result in a richer experience for all. The main purpose of the two workshops is to encourage people to create, have fun and experience the joy of working with this vibrant, rich medium.

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NB - there are limited numbers in this workshop

Materials:

All materials are provided - just bring an apron and wear old clothes. 

There will be a charge of $100 for materials - Please pay with registration fee

Total cost: $575.00