Sunday
Sep 10
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Leslie Giuliani
Fee: Free
R&F Handmade Paints Encaustic and Pigment Sticks Hands-on Demonstration
Encaustic paint is a very versatile medium. It acts as a colored paint, an adhesive, and a preservative. It is painted while in a melted form and hot. Depending upon the heat used in the final fusing (reheating) process, a variety of surface textures are achieved. The hardened wax can be carved like wood and objects can be embedded in the paint providing the opportunity to use a variety of materials in each painting.
Pigment Sticks are oil paint in stick form, with a touch of wax added. They can be used on palettes like tube oils, used directly to draw, and be set with a touch of heat. They are also great for printmaking.
Come to this hands-on demo to learn about and actually try these versatile materials.
Bio
Leslie Giuliani has a rather eclectic artistic background. Having graduated with a B.F.A. in drawing, oil painting and photography, she continued her studies in a variety of media including fresco, egg tempera, digital embroidery and encaustic.
Ms. Giuliani has been an arts instructor for over 25 years, specializing in encaustic and the materials of making artwork. She has taught privately, at arts centers, colleges and museums. She is Core Support Instructor for R&F Handmade Paints.
Her work is in the collections of the State of Connecticut and The Hall-Brooke Institute for Behavioral Studies. Her paintings have been featured in two international encaustic biennial exhibitions and she has exhibited widely. In 2008, she was the recipient of an Artist Fellowship Grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.