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Mentoring Emerging Artists

Exciting news! I am happy to offer MENTORING for Emerging Artists through @LevellingUp, a final artist community launched by Canadian artist @julie.deber.Art By artists, for artists! Join me@ ! Learn more LevellingUp]] Our membership group STARTS SOON! Together you and me, and a small group of up to just 7 other artists will meet on line for 2 hours every month. Between sessions you’ll work on homework alongside your group members. We’ll tackle the hurtles and struggles you face as an Emerging Artist, like how to: Create and sustain a THRIVING a business Build your brand and MARKET yourself. Go SOLO online or approach galleries for representation. Manage your time for max PRODUCTION. And how best to achieve your goals. I’d love to see you there! Join the community at LevellingUp]] or levelingup.ca

Two artists expand their artist s' adventure

Bambi is a wonderful, realistic watercolor painter and she plunged into creating with encaustic without hesitationa and experienced a new from of expresion. Wayne, a retired architect and digital artist, brought his own energy into his creations in encaustic.

There has been aslight increase in cost, the first one in 3 yearsand I added one more hour to the daily classes: THESE ENCAUSTIC GROUP CLASSES ARE INTENDED FOR AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE. One Day Workshops: $145 USD plus $35 materials fee per person, 10 am to 4 pm Two Day Workshops: $270 USD plus $50 materials fee per person, 10am to 4 pm Three Day Intensive: $420 USD plus $60 materials fee., per person. 10 am to 4 pm A deposit of $100 required at registration.You can send the deposit via pay pal :paypal.me/Ezshwan. The remainder of the fee can be paid the first day of class, in pesos at the exchange rate of the day, or a U.S. check Semi-private Two person One day workshop, $175 plus $30 materials fee​ per person 10 am to 4pm Semi-private 2 day workshop, $250 plus $50 material fee Private workshop:6 hours of individual attention: These are tailored to your needs; anything you want to learn and focus on. I am specializing in private classes, because so much can be accomplished. You can take a cab ( taxis are inexpensive in San Miguel) or drive. Directions on my website; http://www.ezshwan.com/directions-to-studio.html One day private workshop; $275 plus $40 materials fee 10 am to 4pm T wo day private workshop,; $550 $60 material fee Some artists want the fast track to learning my techniques. You will work side by side with me in my studio, creating your own work with direct input, demos and suggestions from me. The curriculum will be designed exactly to fit your needs. deposit of $100 required. ​ ​ A deposit of $100 required at registration. The remainder of the fee can be paid the first day of class, in pesos at the exchange rate of the day, or a U.S. check Day 1 & 2 of the encaustic workshop will cover all the basics, including information about how to make paint, about the commercial paints and their applications, about supports, grounds and techniques: paint application, fusing, glazing, inscribing and mixed media approaches, safety, materials, demos of applying paint, glazing, fusing, How to get that smooth surface! Introducing mixed media, creating lines and texture.. I will emphasize how these techniques can be developed to create a unique encaustic language for each student. I will talk (and demo) how to create glaze layers, as well as some special techniques like inscribing. You will leave with a printout containing all the information you need as well as a list of suppliers. I give participants a thorough introduction to the encaustic medium method. Artists with backgrounds in almost any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. Some who attend have some familiarity with encaustic, others don't, but want to expand their artistic experience. This mix of artists adds to the learning experience and often inspires all to try new techniques. In the advanced classes, we focus on surfacing, embedding, transparencies, glazing and hot pen, image transfers, India ink mark making and more. We will explore combining oil and encaustic and dipping. You should have several finished paintings after the workshops. I will supply all the materials, encaustic paint. brushes, support panels, electric tools, scrapers and propane torches, as well as showing how you can make your own paints and set up your own encaustic studio. If you want to bring some things to collage you can. Old drawings or prints or photographs can combine with encaustic, but the paper must be porous and not glossy or coated. Encaustic works with almost anything but acrylic or plastics. Experiment with all the materials and create your own finished encaustic paintings in class. The workshops are held in my home studio from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. each day. This allows the participants hundreds of examples of my encaustic painting over the last 20 years, including "what not to do!" Cancellations 2 weeks before workshop will receive a full refund. 1 week before, 30% will be refunded. No deposit refunds after that.