PAINTING WITH GOUACHE PRESENTED BY ROB McHAFFIE Saturday, 8th September 2018 11am – 12.00pm Saturday *Chapman& Bailey Melbourne only FREE BOOK HERE Artist Rob McHaffie uses humour and lightness of touch in his gouache portraits. For this demonstration, he will be talking about the possibilities of the medium by looking at samples of his…
Beginners R&F Encaustic Painting 2 Day Weekend Workshop Learn in-depth about this fantastic medium with encaustic painting specialist Marieke Dench. Spend 2 days at our Fitzroy studio, Melbourne close to fabulous galleries, cafes, and restaurants. Small intimate class sizes. Hands-on personalized tuition. Specialist encaustic materials and tools are provided and included in the price. Take…
DRAWING WITH WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION Sat. 7 April 2018 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm *Chapman & Bailey Melbourne only* For this demonstration, Dane Lovett will share some of his immense knowledge of painting, materials and technique with you. You will learn how to combine drawing with watercolour painting, using various techniques. Some blending and mixing techniques will…
Sabine from Still @ the Centre’s meets Richard Frumess, founder of R&F Handmade Paints in her latest blog… She finds out getting the pigments sticks and encaustic paint just right takes some practice – being an artist yourself is definitely a plus. To quote Richard about his staff : “these guys are fanatics, they just don’t give up!” Some of R&F’s…
We were lucky enough to have Melbourne artist, Marieke Dench here at 420 Johnston Street, giving one of her inspiring encaustics demonstrations. Marieke’s work is ideal to show off the incredibly high pigment load in r&f paints, as she uses colour in such a beautiful way. Marieke explained the basic principles of encaustic, how to…
Mateja has a comprehensive understanding of water colour, and her knowledge allows her to work with total spontaneity and lightness. Likewise this demo was filled with information, presented in the most accessible way. I had quite a few “’Äha!!’” moments as Mateja explained exactly why better materials actually do produce better results, as paints, brushes…
R&F Encaustic Paints : Frequently asked Questions & Some Useful Info What is Encaustic Paint Encaustic is a wax based paint (composed of beeswax, resin and pigment), which is kept molten on a heated palette. It is applied to an absorbent surface and then reheated in order to fuse the paint. The word ‘encaustic’ comes…
this october / november encaustic workshops for beginners and the more experienced Fantastic beginners weekend encaustic workshop in October with artist Marieke Dench. Great value in-depth foundation course. This course gives you a terrific skill base for our advanced courses coming in November. U.S. encaustic artist and tutor Shawna Moore will be running rare advanced encaustic weekend workshops…
Chapman and Bailey love Belle Arti Gesso Panels. These Italian made panels are perfect for a broad variety of techniques. Handmade, and finished with a smooth polished surface, they are great to work on with encaustics paints, acrylics, pencil, oil painting, paintsticks, even watercolours or ink. The fine surface gives a beautiful surface for detail. Made…
The history of encaustic painting Encaustic Painting Is Older Than Oil Painting, also known as hot wax painting practiced by Greek artists as far back as the 5th century B.C. Encaustic techniques had a variety of applications, for the painting of portraits and scenes of mythology on panels, for the colouring of marble and terra…
Above: Untitled 2013 Encaustic on board 72 x 52 cm PETER GRAHAM my ghost at Tolarno Galleries, 31st August – 5 October 2013 view online here For further information contact mail@tolarnogalleries.com www.tolarnogalleries.com Level 4, 104 Exhibition Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia Tel: +61 3 9654 6000 [pix_button type=”second_color” size=”large”]CONTACT US[/pix_button] Click here to ask us…
R&F Encaustic Workshops at Chapman & Bailey Studios, Brunswick St, Fitzroy 15th July 2013 Chapman & Bailey R&F Workshops, Brunswick St, FItzroy. Click here to find out more [pix_button type=”second_color” size=”large”]CONTACT US[/pix_button] Click here to ask us about our Workshops & Free Demos.