Level: all
Saturday
Apr 26
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor: Leslie Giuliani
Fee: $145 (incl all supplies)
Encaustic and the Natural World: landscapes and still life in wax
In this class we will work with Encaustic a colored beeswax-based paint worked while in a molten state. The paint cools almost instantly, allowing texture to be built up very quickly. The wax can also be re-melted while working to create smoother and even glass-like surfaces in the same piece.
Using a variety of tools and control of heating, we can create beautiful atmospheric skies, highly textured land features, and dimensional florals.
We will also work with creating a color palette utilizing a combination of opaque and transparent pigments and look at high and low chroma choices to create mood.
Working from photographs means there will always be a source of inspiration ready for your next exploration.
RAC will provide the art materials for this workshop.
Instructor 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.
