Encaustic Monotype

Encaustic Monotype

Atelier Workshop | This program is completed

200 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 United States

A02

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12/8/2018-12/9/2018

10:00 AM-4:30 PM MDT on Sun Sat

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$250.00

$25.00

Encaustic monotypes are prints created with pigmented wax on a heated metal plate. Paper is laid on the plate and the image is transferred to the paper using light pressure of the hand. The process combines the directness and immediacy of the monotype with the richness and luminosity of encaustic painting. It is experimental, spontaneous, freeing and fun. A variety of effects from rich texture to delicate translucency can be created by varying papers, the temperature of the heated plate and encaustic paint pigments.

In this workshop we will learn about the basic skills, equipment and techniques of creating encaustic monotypes as well as more advanced techniques such as mark making, stencils, translucency and mixed media. We will work with a variety of papers and discover the variety of effects they create.

  • The workshop will include all tools and supplies.
  • Please bring:
  • -Paper towels or rags
  • -Apron

Jane Guthridge is a Colorado artist known for her work in a variety of translucent materials exploring the transformative effects of light and nature. Her move from the midwest to the abundant sunlight of Colorado inspires her work. At Jentel Artist Residency in the fall of 2014 her work evolved from two dimensions to sculptural explorations and installations of light and shadow. Jane has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally. She was honored as the 2008 Artist of Recognition by the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, and with the generous sponsorship of The Kittredge Foundation she represented the United States in The International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Florence, Italy, in 2003 and 2005. Her work is contained in the collections of Charles Schwab, Colorado State Bank and Trust, Four Seasons, Kaiser Permanente, Raymond James, Texas State University and the U.S. Department of State, among others. "Moving from the midwest to the abundant sunlight and dramatic vistas of Colorado has inspired my work. I have always been interested in looking closely at nature and find that the vast areas of wilderness in the West allow for a deeper pondering and contemplation of the ethereal qualities of the natural world - the rich colors of the land, the shapes of plants, the patterns of dappled light through trees. I abstract and reconfigure these patterns to convey the underlying rhythms and harmonies of our environment, creating a space that is somewhere between the real and the imagined. I employ complex layers of color and light to create the sensation of deep space, using a variety of materials that bend, refract, obscure and reveal, diffusing light in various ways. As the light changes throughout the day, the work will change as well. I think this constant change is a metaphor for life."