Set your creativity aflame! Explore color and texture while you learn the basics of encaustic painting and create an abstract scene with colorful melted wax.
For safety, students must wear long pants and closed toe shoes. No sandals shorts, or synthetics.
Encaustic painting is the process of working with pigmented beeswax. The word “encaustic” or “burning in” in Greek, refers to the process of fusing wax after it is painted in order for the wax to remain stable. This process is considered one of the oldest methods of painting in history, dating back to early Egypt.
About the instructor
Carolyn Springer earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Indiana University with an emphasis in metalsmithing and drawing and her Master’s of Fine Arts degree from San Diego State University where she began encaustic painting. She has won numerous awards including a Creative Renewal Grant to explore Japan and research grant to study in Italy. Her work is in public and private collections and is represented by Editions Limited Gallery in Broad Ripple, Indiana.
This class is produced in partnership with the Indianapolis Art Center.
