Summer is in full swing and it seems everyone is painting now. Are you contemplating taking another class? By incredible popular demand, we invited Jeff Schaller to teach in northern California again this November. Read below for the details and for other classes and open studio, all for painting with wax.
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Montserrat Encaustic Conference
Early June on the north shore of Massachusetts, where else would anyone want to be? Five shows featuring work in wax, countless classes, several incredible panels, and over 200 exhausted artists were there. As high as the energy level was, it will carry those artists into a year of studio work and professional development and the friendships formed will last even longer. To read the details, click here.
 Would you believe that Ms. Mattera ever rests? Here's a picture from a post-conference moment. Yes, she is sitting, smiling, even relaxing... until the next day of work. Congratulations, Joanne, on another superb conference!
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Jeff Schaller: Painting the Representational Image
Whether portraits or other subject matter, Jeff Schaller brings his humor and technique back to Sonoma to share with 12 students for a magical weekend this Fall. November 7-8 will be two full days of painting with Jeff's guidance, so returning artists are welcome and new intermediate and advanced artists can join, too. This year we will have a limited number of accomodations for artists who travel to California. Hotels abound and Wine Country is at its peak then, so plan a few extra days to enjoy the area. Saturday and Sunday classes include lunch and all materials except your blank panel. Cost $380. Email Hylla for registration details. Note: this class is expected to fill quickly!
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The Intensity of Irgazines
With the addition of Irgazine Blue, a permanent addition to the Paint Stick line, the conference brought many new devotees to these ultra-modern pigments. The Irgazine pigments are intensely rich with each Paint Stick producing magical washes when thinned with a LOT of medium.  Joanne Loves This Red and Montserrat Magenta are our most coveted colors, followed closely by Irgazine Green and Irgazine Yellow. A single Paint Stick makes several blocks of strong paint and mixes easily with all other colors. Irgazine Blue has now gathered the enthusiasm that Joanne Loves This Red! continues to generate, so ask for a sample with your next order and you decide!
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Upcoming Classes
Sunday, July 12th Richmond, CA NEW! Encaustics Central: Open Studio 11-4 Hylla Evans will be there to help artists who bring works in progress or start something new. Bring your own materials or pay for only what you use. For more information and reservation, email The Richmond Art Center.Saturday, August 1st Richmond, CA Intro Encaustic Painting 10-4This is a comprehensive class covering all aspects of materials, studio set-up, painting in many techniques of encaustic painting. Email for info and reservations.Fall classes will be listed in the next newsletter and will include Color Theory in addition to Encaustic Painting.
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It was invigorating to see friends in Massachusetts and NYC this past month, to share the Color Theory Class with more painters, and to think ahead about new colors and classes. It's always good to get home, to get back to the farm and the chickens, and to follow your blogs and show news. Keep me posted on all you're doing in your careers!
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Sincerely,
Hylla Evans
Evans Encaustics
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Paint Sticks:
Redefining Encaustic Paint
How are our Paint Sticks different from other encaustic paints?
Easy to break (no more melting the whole block to use a little paint),
each piece of a Paint Stick should be mixed with at least twice as
much medium to produce color at its finest. Most colors can hold tremendous intensity when extended with five or more parts medium! Any encaustic paint can be
extended with far more medium to produce transparent glazes. Paint
Sticks are a combination of dry pigment and encaustic medium in a
balance that holds the maximum amount of pigment in each stick. There
are no other ingredients, so expect these to go a long way!
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