SPRUILL: Dec. 9 – Registration Deadline for Encaustic Color Explorations Workshop

Registration deadline for “Encaustic Color Explorations” on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. is fast approaching! This workshop is at Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody.

Join me as we experiment with creating visual effects in your work via color and even develop your very own personal encaustic color palette that is unique to you and your work.

Register online at Spruill Center for the Arts.

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GDS: 2015 Holiday Classes and Camps

2015 holiday classes and camps at Garage Door Studio. – Avondale Estates, GA

 

Garage Door Studio Holiday Camps and Classes

 

Need teacher gifts, hostess gifts or holiday gift exchange ideas? Get creative this year and DIY with classes and camps at Garage Door Studio.

Visit the Upcoming Classes page at garagedoorstudio.com for all class descriptions and online registration.

 

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Paint with Fire – Winter Tree

Don’t miss the Nov 18 Encaustic class “Winter Tree.”  Taught by Penny Treese, this class is part of the Paint   with Fire class series and promises to close the fall class   season on a high note!

Wednesday, Nov 18
7-9:30 p.m.
$65

 


 

GDS Camp 2015Give Thanks Camp

Nov 23-24

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Ages 8-12

$45 per day

Register Online

 

 


 Other Upcoming Adult Classes at Garage Door Studio:

Beginning Embroidery

Watercolor & Mixed Media

Alcohol Ink Ornaments

Winter Holiday Wreath

Embroidered Ornament

Hand, Foot & Body Balms

Meditation Mala

 

GDS: Nov. 18 – Mini Encaustic Texture Class with Kim McGill Stuart

Encaustic texture workshops with Kim McGill Stuart. – Avondale Estates, GA

 

Mini Encaustic Texture Class “Winter Tree”

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7-9:30 p.m.
Garage Door Studio

Register Online

Explore the touchable textural qualities of encaustic wax in this one-day holiday themed workshop led by local encaustic artist Kim McGill Stuart.

Students will use oil pigmented wax, water and fire to emulate textures from coral reefs to smooth surfaces like lake water at dusk. Embed or press objects into wax that are personal to your story. Items like charms, string, bottle-tops, branches work well. Use blow torches and carving tools to create various surface marks and undulations. Participants will learn how to enhance textures with oil paint washes and rubs.

INTRO TO ENCAUSTIC PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED.

 

 

Artist Bio     •     Kim McGill Stuart on FB     •     encausticwaxworkshops.com


 

 

SPRUILL: Nov 12 – Encaustic Texture Class a Success!

Spruill Center for the Arts encaustic wax workshops and classes.–Dunwoody, GA

 

October 17 Class “Encaustic Fluctuations in Texture and Embedding” a Success!

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Our new Encaustic Texture class in October at Spruill Center for the Arts was great! We focused on building texture with wax and embedding components into pieces during this one day workshop. It was so much fun, and I’m very proud of the student work created that day. I taught the accretion technique and the outcome was outstanding!

We will DEFINITELY be teaching this class again at Spruill Center for the Arts. Check our workshops site often for the next texture class and follow me on Facebook at Kim McGill Stuart Encaustic Artist for updates.

Thanks to our students for supporting the encaustic wax workshop program at Spruill. You support enables us to offer more classes and make more great art!

 

 

SPRUILL: Dec. 9 – Encaustic Color Explorations Workshop

Encaustic Color Explorations with Kim McGill Stuart

Wednesday, Dec 9, 2015

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Spruill Center for the Arts

Dunwoody, GA

 

Live in COLOR, like Robin Williams in “What Dreams May Come” during this one day color workshop. Kim will guide students through the principles of color theory and the making of a color study. Next, students will gain understanding of color mixing and how color is used to create visual effects in your work. Finally, develop your very own personal encaustic color palette that is unique to you and your work.

Students will mix oil pigments in molten wax and compose a palette that helps deliver the artistic message of each piece. The translucent nature of the wax with the boldness of the oil pastels offers a plethora of color fun. Further exploration of analogous, complementary and monochromatic colors will demonstrate how color can bring your work to life!


Register online at Spruill Center for the Arts.

 

Artist Links:

kimmcgillstuart.com     •     Kim on Facebook     •     Encaustic Wax Workshops

 


 

BINDERS: Oct. 28 – New Encaustic Workshops at BINDERS Atlanta

Penny Treese and Kim McGill Stuart now teaching at BINDERS in Buckhead. Atlanta, GA

 

 

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 NEW Encaustic Workshops at BINDERS in Buckhead

Encaustic Art Workshops at BINDERS are happening now. Do not miss your chance to work and study under local Atlanta artists Penny Treese and Kim McGill Stuart. All classes and workshops will be taught at the Buckhead BINDERS location. Spaces are still available for November classes!

Online Registration is available on BINDERS Art School November Workshops page.

 

BINDERS Workshops by Date

 

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  Friday, Sept 11, 2015

“Intro to Encaustic Painting Workshop”

Instructor: Kim McGill Stuart
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.


Explore the basics of the ancient art of encaustic painting. Encaustic painting uses a wax-based paint composed of beeswax and oil pigment.  We will review safety issues, surface options, color mixing, layering, fusing with a torch, texture and more. This class is for students that have never used wax as a medium before or those that have just started out and want to further develop the technique. Discussions will include setting up a studio, supply resources, mixing colors, and painting molten wax.

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.


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  Thursday, Oct 1, 2015

  “Beginner to Advanced Encaustic Painting Workshop”

  Instructor: Penny Treese
Time: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.


If you’re already addicted to the luscious layering of wax and empowering feeling of “painting with fire,” join Penny Treese in her encaustic painting workshop and elevate your work to a new dimension. This workshop is designed to introduce a variety of techniques, as well as begin open dialogue and encouragement involving the content of students’ paintings. Moving beyond technique, we will delve into what inspires each artist, guiding them into creating successful works of encaustic art.

For more experienced encaustic painters, there’s an opportunity to enhance your practice with a variety of exciting techniques, and to begin to develop of a consistent body of work. Individual instruction aids in taking existing work to a new level.

Previous encaustic experience is not required but an understanding of mixing and creating pigmented wax, using a torch, and safety is encouraged.


  Friday, Oct. 30, 2015

  “Intro to Photo-Encaustic Painting Workshop.”

  Instructor: Kim McGill Stuart
Time: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.


Take your art to new dimensions by learning to combine the ancient art of encaustics with modern photography and printing techniques. Participants will learn how to integrate a photographic image with encaustic through techniques such as layering, painting, and by making the original imagery translucent. We will also demonstrate how to experiment with various methods of manipulating the original photograph-including toning, distressing, and a variety of transfer techniques.  Proper tools and safety procedures will be discussed.

 


spruill-student-photo-2014-lr-0007  Thursday, Nov 5, 2015

  “Beginner to Advanced Photo-Encaustic Workshop”

  Instructor: Penny Treese
Time: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

 

Learn several of Penny’s unique techniques and secrets in manipulating images to create photo-encaustic paintings. Add texture to your photos by distressing with water, wine, found objects, steel wool, natural pigments and more. Explore printing and manipulating photos on translucent papers like mulberry, tissue, and other fine art papers. Photos printed on Japanese papers then saturated with natural beeswax and fused, create luminous results to enhance your work’s visual narrative. Learn how layering photos, tearing or cutting your photo then reassembling, and applying washes can create a psychological depth to your carefully chosen photographs. Class includes a pre-workshop “image planning” session with the Penny via email or phone. Penny will guide you through choosing the best photos for this medium and unique workshop.

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED – Intro to Encaustic recommended

 

 


 

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  Friday, Nov 20, 2015

  “Creating Texture – Encaustic Painting Workshop”

  Instructor: Kim Stuart McGill
Time: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

 

Painting with wax and developing unique and varied mark making allows the artist to create intriguing dips, valleys and textures that onlookers will love to navigate. Explore varied techniques such as scraping, accretion, layering, oil paint washes and more to create vibrant landscapes or abstract expressions. Will it be raised and edgy-smooth and glassy? The kind of effect you achieve will depend on how you “mold” the piece. Build a unique narrative with textures that compliment your voice. Texture is one of the key points that will get your idea across to your intended audience.

 


 

Spruill Arts: Fall Quarter Registration is now open.

Spruill Arts: Fall Quarter Registration is now open.

~spaces fill up quick!~

REGISTER TODAY AT SPRUILL: CLICK HERE>>
https://goo.gl/yTLBHh

Garage Door Studio: Paint with Fire! Not Your Grandma’s Paint-by-Number

I’ve teamed up with Penny Treese to teach an exciting series of Wedenesday evening Fall classes in Avondale:

 

We call the series PAINT WITH FIRE: NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S PAINT BY NUMBER!

(^follow above link to register and see full list and descriptions^)

Dates/Times/Classes are selected Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9:30 PM as follows:

  • September 9: BURSTS OF COLOR
  • September 23: REVEALING LAYERS
  • October 7: REMEMBERING THE BEACH
  • October 21: ABSTRACT FLORAL
  • November 11: AUTUMN IN ABSTRACT
  • November 18: CHRISTMAS TREE

Location: Garage Door Studio @119 Center Street, Avondale Estates, GA, 30002 (<- map link)

Choose a few, or better yet, take all six! Tickets on sale now; spaces are limited.

OCT.17_SPRUILL: ENCAUSTIC FLUCTUATIONS IN TEXTURE AND EMBEDDING

Spruill Center for the Arts Registration for Encaustic Workshops Open in Dunwoody, GA

Saturday, October 17th, 10AM – 4PM

Instructor: Kim McGill Stuart

Explore the rich, touchable and textural qualities of encaustic wax. Spend the day creating tantalizing textures with oil pigmented wax, water and fire. Emulate textures from coral reefs to smooth surfaces, reminiscent of glassy lake water at dusk. Embed or press objects into wax that are personal to your story-charms, string, bottle-tops, branches and memorabilia. Practice enhancing textures with oil paint washes and rubs.  Use blow torches and carving tools to create various surface marks and undulations.

INTRO TO ENCAUSTIC PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED. 

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OCT.3_SPRUILL: INTRO TO PHOTO-ENCAUSTIC PAINTING

Spruill Center for the Arts Registration for Encaustic Workshops Open in Dunwoody, GA

Saturday, October 3rd

10AM until 4PM

Take your art to new dimensions by learning to combine the ancient art of encaustics with modern photography and printing techniques. Participants will learn how to integrate a photographic image with encaustic through techniques such as layering, painting, and by making the original imagery translucent. We will also demonstrate how to experiment with various methods of manipulating the original photograph-including toning, distressing, and a variety of transfer techniques.  Proper tools and safety procedures will be discussed.

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