cold wax medium...
Ancient and intriguing, this luscious and tactile medium fosters versatility. Its translucent qualities allow light to penetrate into the surface, emphasizing rich and vibrant colour, depth and tone.
Colours, layering, lifting, scraping, gouging, stenciling, mark-making, drawing and relief will be explored utilizing cold wax medium, oil paint, loose pigments and alternative tools including brayers, brushes, knives, scrapers and squeegees.
Ancient and intriguing, this luscious and tactile medium fosters versatility. Its translucent qualities allow light to penetrate into the surface, emphasizing rich and vibrant colour, depth and tone.
Colours, layering, lifting, scraping, gouging, stenciling, mark-making, drawing and relief will be explored utilizing cold wax medium, oil paint, loose pigments and alternative tools including brayers, brushes, knives, scrapers and squeegees.
February, 2020
COLD WAX & Oil Painting Workshop:
Weather Effects
Saturday, 1 February, 10-4
Introducing a specialized workshop infusing cold wax medium into representational as well as abstracted atmouspheric painting. We’ll explore alternative tools, mark making, dry pigments, colour mixing, viscosity, direct /indirect painting and more to give voice to your visual vocabulary.
You will learn to fuse Cold Wax medium with oil to create intriguing imagery. Your works will be developed by investigating colour, mark-making, drawing and relief. Along with brushes, you will play with alternative tools such as brayers, knives, scrapers and squeegees
Weather Effects
Saturday, 1 February, 10-4
Introducing a specialized workshop infusing cold wax medium into representational as well as abstracted atmouspheric painting. We’ll explore alternative tools, mark making, dry pigments, colour mixing, viscosity, direct /indirect painting and more to give voice to your visual vocabulary.
You will learn to fuse Cold Wax medium with oil to create intriguing imagery. Your works will be developed by investigating colour, mark-making, drawing and relief. Along with brushes, you will play with alternative tools such as brayers, knives, scrapers and squeegees
Workshop date:
Saturday, 1 February
Half Day:
10AM-1PM
$75
Full Day: (please bring a lunch)
10AM-4PM
$140
Supply List (please provide the following)
Cold Wax Medium (Gamblin or Dorlands) 16 oz or Beeswax Paste (Kama)
Oil Paints:
Colours of choice. (recommendations: professional grade Kama, M Graham or student grade Gamblin 1980 paints )
include both opaque and transparent colours
a large tube of titanium white
linseed or walnut oil
Tools
I will share mine but if you would like to use your own the following are recommended:
palette knives in varying shapes and sizes
squeegee-I use a Messermeister bowl scraper –can be found on Amazon
brayer-2-4in wide
bristle brushes of your choice in varying sizes
Surfaces to Paint on
Oil Paper pad--9x12in or 12 x 16in. Optional: watercolour paper cut down.
Panels: 3 either Multimedia Artboard or prepared wood panels—9x12in maximum size
Palette: wax paper, re-usable veg or meat trays, wood or other type of palette. (please lessen waste ie no disposable palettes).
Tape: 1" width--removable painter's tape
Odourless solvent-8-16oz.
Protective gloves or cream
Rags
OPTIONAL
1-2 works in progress
materials / tools that you use in your work (compatible with oil paint) such as pigment sticks.
notebook or sketchbook
Workshop enrolment is limited and held at the artists' studio in Grimsby, ON. Address will be given upon registration
Register here
receipt of registration ensures your place in the class. Payment can be made securely online via interac e-transfer.
About your instructor
Jan Yates has incorporated cold wax medium into her land and sea paintings for over two decades. The artist conducts workshops at art centers, alternative venues and in her studio (Canada) as well as overseas (Ireland and Scotland). As an accomplished and seasoned educator, Yates focuses her workshops on contemporary methodology with an open and encouraging approach.
Saturday, 1 February
Half Day:
10AM-1PM
$75
Full Day: (please bring a lunch)
10AM-4PM
$140
Supply List (please provide the following)
Cold Wax Medium (Gamblin or Dorlands) 16 oz or Beeswax Paste (Kama)
Oil Paints:
Colours of choice. (recommendations: professional grade Kama, M Graham or student grade Gamblin 1980 paints )
include both opaque and transparent colours
a large tube of titanium white
linseed or walnut oil
Tools
I will share mine but if you would like to use your own the following are recommended:
palette knives in varying shapes and sizes
squeegee-I use a Messermeister bowl scraper –can be found on Amazon
brayer-2-4in wide
bristle brushes of your choice in varying sizes
Surfaces to Paint on
Oil Paper pad--9x12in or 12 x 16in. Optional: watercolour paper cut down.
Panels: 3 either Multimedia Artboard or prepared wood panels—9x12in maximum size
Palette: wax paper, re-usable veg or meat trays, wood or other type of palette. (please lessen waste ie no disposable palettes).
Tape: 1" width--removable painter's tape
Odourless solvent-8-16oz.
Protective gloves or cream
Rags
OPTIONAL
1-2 works in progress
materials / tools that you use in your work (compatible with oil paint) such as pigment sticks.
notebook or sketchbook
Workshop enrolment is limited and held at the artists' studio in Grimsby, ON. Address will be given upon registration
Register here
receipt of registration ensures your place in the class. Payment can be made securely online via interac e-transfer.
About your instructor
Jan Yates has incorporated cold wax medium into her land and sea paintings for over two decades. The artist conducts workshops at art centers, alternative venues and in her studio (Canada) as well as overseas (Ireland and Scotland). As an accomplished and seasoned educator, Yates focuses her workshops on contemporary methodology with an open and encouraging approach.
Archived Workshops below
Landscape oil techniques with Cold Wax medium
Introducing a specialized workshop infusing cold wax medium into representational as well as abstracted landscape painting. We’ll explore alternative tools, mark making, dry pigments, colour mixing/ viscosity, direct /indirect painting and more to give voice to your visual vocabulary.
Dates, Time, Fee and Location
You can sign up for 1 day or both days, although day 2 is recommended for artists experienced in painting with cold wax medium
$135 per day
$260 two days
Please bring a lunch
You can also sign up for half day (Saturday morning only)$70.
Pre registration required for tuition in all workshops.
You can sign up for 1 day or both days, although day 2 is recommended for artists experienced in painting with cold wax medium
$135 per day
$260 two days
Please bring a lunch
You can also sign up for half day (Saturday morning only)$70.
Pre registration required for tuition in all workshops.
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Saturday-FULL
22nd June 10-4 (half day, 10-1) Day 1: Introduction to cold wax medium Elemental effects for landscape Drawing media and mark making Tools Viscosity / mixing Demonstrations by the instructor Q and A Hands on by participants Guidance by the instructor Sunday FULL 23rd June 10-4 Day 2: Surfaces and substrates powdered pigments additives colour mixing rendering: brushes, knives and alternative tools Demonstrations by the instructor Hands on by participants Guidance by the instructor A materials list is provided upon registration Location Private studio in St. Catharines, ON. Address upon registration. |
Saturday
13 July 10-4 (half day, 10-1) Day 1: Introduction to cold wax medium Elemental effects for landscape Drawing media and mark making Tools Viscosity / mixing Demonstrations by the instructor Q and A Hands on by participants Guidance by the instructor Sunday 14 July 10-4 Day 2: Surfaces and substrates powdered pigments additves colour mixing rendering: brushes, knives and alternative tools Demonstrations by the instructor Hands on by participants Guidance by the instructor A materials list is provided upon registration Location Private studio in St. Catharines, ON. Address upon registration. |
Tuesday
(one day only) 25th June 10-4 (half day, 10-1) Introduction to cold wax medium Elemental effects for landscape Drawing media and mark making Tools Viscosity / mixing Demonstrations by the instructor Q and A Hands on by participants Guidance by the instructor A materials list is provided upon registration Location Private studio in St. Catharines, ON. Address upon registration |
register here
receipt of registration ensures your place in the class. Payment can be made securely online via interac e-transfer or PayPal.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Half of the full workshop fee can be refunded up to seven days from the start of the workshop. A full refund given prior to the seven days. No refunds will be given with less then seven days notice. If the instructor must cancel the class for any reason, a full refund will be given.
About your instructor
Jan Yates has incorporated cold wax medium into her land and sea paintings for over two decades. The artist conducts workshops at art centers, alternative venues and in her studio (Canada) as well as overseas (Ireland and Scotland). As an accomplished and seasoned educator, Yates focuses her workshops on contemporary methodology with an open and encouraging approach.
receipt of registration ensures your place in the class. Payment can be made securely online via interac e-transfer or PayPal.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Half of the full workshop fee can be refunded up to seven days from the start of the workshop. A full refund given prior to the seven days. No refunds will be given with less then seven days notice. If the instructor must cancel the class for any reason, a full refund will be given.
About your instructor
Jan Yates has incorporated cold wax medium into her land and sea paintings for over two decades. The artist conducts workshops at art centers, alternative venues and in her studio (Canada) as well as overseas (Ireland and Scotland). As an accomplished and seasoned educator, Yates focuses her workshops on contemporary methodology with an open and encouraging approach.
Exploring the Surface: painting with Cold Wax & Oil
Ancient and intriguing, this luscious and tactile medium fosters versatility. Its translucent qualities allow light to penetrate into the surface, emphasizing rich and vibrant colour, depth and tone. Cold wax medium can be used to collage found natural materials (leaves, bark, wildflowers) as well as photos and paper.
Texture, mark-making, relief and stenciling will be explored by utilising cold wax medium, oil pigment, drawing materials and tools including brayers, brushes, knives, scrapers and squeegees. No previous art-making experience needed-just an open mind!
Workshop fee includes cold wax and tools. Participant provides oil colour of their choice, odourless solvent and surfaces to paint on.
Workshop fee includes cold wax and tools. Participant provides oil colour of their choice, odourless solvent and surfaces to paint on.
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dates, time & fee
DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN JULY, 2019 includes cold wax and tools. Participant provides oil colour of their choice, odourless solvent and surfaces to paint on. held at the artist's studio in Niagara Wine Country (Lincoln), 5 minutes from the highway. register here receipt of registration ensures your place in the class. Payment can be made securely online via interac e-transfer. |
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Jan Yates has incorporated cold wax medium into her land and sea paintings for over two decades. The artist conducts workshops at art centers, alternative venues and in her studio (Canada) as well as overseas (Ireland and Scotland). An accomplished and seasoned educator. Yates focuses her workshops on contemporary methodology with an open and encouraging approach.
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