Private Workshops

If you want in-depth individualized instruction, you can arrange for a private workshop at our Kingston facility, or we can try to connect you with an instructor in your area. Our instructors can focus on the specific areas and techniques of greatest interest to you, technically assist you with your own encaustic or oil stick project, and/or help you learn how to integrate encaustics or oil sticks into your own curriculum or class. Though it is possible to take a private workshop for introductory instruction, please bear in mind that you will be getting a tremendous amount of information in a very concentrated period of time. Private Workshops are a great follow-up to our Comprehensive Workshops, allowing experienced artists to really focus on the process of particular interest to them, and get additional technical advice regarding their work.

Private Workshops include 4 hours of instruction and 4 hours of work time (with an optional break for lunch).

When you sign up for your Private Workshop, you can discuss with the instructor the areas you wish to have covered and what your specific needs and interests are. If you are opting to take a general Private, the following will be covered:

What is Covered in Encaustic Private Workshops

	Tour of our manufacturing facilities and discussion of the current gallery exhibition
	Basic materials and formulas used in encaustic
	Safety procedures
	On request, slide show and discussion of the history of encaustic including its' revival in the 20th century
	Preparation of supports and grounds
	Demonstrations which include: Tools and techniques for fusing, Transparencies and glazes, Layering and scraping/scribing, Building up of texture, Line and edge, Collage, Assemblage, Casting, carving, and working 3-Dimensionally, Monotype, Image Transfer, Combining oil and encaustic, Dipping, and much more...

What is Covered in Pigment Stick Private Workshops

	Tour of our manufacturing facilities and discussion of the current gallery exhibition
	Discussion of Pigment Stick and Oil Paint Properties
	Discussion of Safety Materials
	Preparation of Supports and Grounds
	Glazing and Blending
	Mark Making Variations
	Developing Top Tones and Undertones
	Surface Finishes
	Combining with Tube Oils
	Combining with Encaustics
	Using Encaustic Techniques such as Fusing
	Monotypes
	Slide Presentation on Contemporary Oil Stick Work

Schedule

9am - 5pm with an optional break for lunch.

Cost

$280 for the day. Additional participants (up to 3 total) pay $220. So bring your friends along and you can all save.

What Materials Are Included

The use of all paints and equipment is included in the cost of the classes.

Meals: R&F does NOT provide meals for Private Workshops. Please bring a bag lunch or one of the staff members can help you if you choose to order food out.

Class Size

Private Workshops are limited to 3 participants.

What You Need to Bring

	Panels to work on - they should be rigid and absorbent - we recommend 5- 10 small (8"x10" or 9"x12") panels for experimentation - these panels can be lauan or pine, birch or other types of plywood
	If you want a white ground for the encaustics, you can glue a piece of heavyweight watercolor or printmaking paper, museum board, unprimed linen or canvas to the panel using any type of archival glue (we recommend Jade or Lineco) - there will also be work time during the class to prepare panels

You can also bring:

	any favorite brushes that you like to work with: bristle, sable, and/or Hake artist brushes, no synthetic brushes (they burn) or used brushes (danger of solvent residue)
	mark making tools (printmaking, sculpture, ceramic, dental, culinary)
	images for transferring (Xerox prints), printmaking materials, drawings, watercolor, tempera or gouache paintings, papers you like working with or works on paper, collage and assemblage materials, absorbent 3-dimensional surfaces or object (unglazed ceramics, plaster, or wood, paper pulp), molds for casting, found objects, stencils, and anything else you would like to experiment with
	slides or digital files on disk to share with your instructor

Accommodations

Click here for a list of recommended places to stay when you come take a workshop at R&F.

Registration & Policies

Registration Information

You may register by phone 1.800.206.8088, fax (845) 331.3242, or via email: mail@rfpaints.com. A $100 deposit is required when signing up. Once we have received your deposit, we will send you a receipt and a confirmation packet which includes an accommodations list, directions to the workshop, material to bring, and technical sheets. The balance of your workshop is due at the time of your workshop.

Adding Extra Work Days

For participants that would like more independent work time, extra days can be added to any workshop held in Kingston, NY, at a reduced rate of $75 per day. Instruction is not included, but the use of all paints and tools is. Please let us know at the time of registration that you want to add days, so we make sure we have those dates available.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Though rare, if we must cancel you will be notified as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours before your workshop. In this event your deposit will be returned to you in full, or you will be given the opportunity to transfer it to another session.

If you must withdraw from a private workshop, you must give us a minimum of 24 hours notice. R&F will refund $75 of your initial deposit, retaining a $25 processing fee.

R&F does not assume responsibility for nonrefundable travel and lodging expenses. We therefore recommend that you wait until your class is confirmed before making these arrangements.

Private Workshops include 4 hours of instruction and 4 hours of work time (with an optional break for lunch).

What is Covered in Encaustic Private Workshops

	Tour of our manufacturing facilities and discussion of the current gallery exhibition
	Basic materials and formulas used in encaustic
	Safety procedures
	On request, slide show and discussion of the history of encaustic including its' revival in the 20th century
	Preparation of supports and grounds
	Demonstrations which include: Tools and techniques for fusing, Transparencies and glazes, Layering and scraping/scribing, Building up of texture, Line and edge, Collage, Assemblage, Casting, carving, and working 3-Dimensionally, Monotype, Image Transfer, Combining oil and encaustic, Dipping, and much more...

What is Covered in Pigment Stick Private Workshops

	Tour of our manufacturing facilities and discussion of the current gallery exhibition
	Discussion of Pigment Stick and Oil Paint Properties
	Discussion of Safety Materials
	Preparation of Supports and Grounds
	Glazing and Blending
	Mark Making Variations
	Developing Top Tones and Undertones
	Surface Finishes
	Combining with Tube Oils
	Combining with Encaustics
	Using Encaustic Techniques such as Fusing
	Monotypes
	Slide Presentation on Contemporary Oil Stick Work

Schedule

9am - 5pm with an optional break for lunch.

Cost

$280 for the day. Additional participants (up to 3 total) pay $220. So bring your friends along and you can all save.

What Materials Are Included

The use of all paints and equipment is included in the cost of the classes.

Meals: R&F does NOT provide meals for Private Workshops. Please bring a bag lunch or one of the staff members can help you if you choose to order food out.

Class Size

Private Workshops are limited to 3 participants.

What You Need to Bring

	Panels to work on - they should be rigid and absorbent - we recommend 5- 10 small (8"x10" or 9"x12") panels for experimentation - these panels can be lauan or pine, birch or other types of plywood
	If you want a white ground for the encaustics, you can glue a piece of heavyweight watercolor or printmaking paper, museum board, unprimed linen or canvas to the panel using any type of archival glue (we recommend Jade or Lineco) - there will also be work time during the class to prepare panels

You can also bring:

	any favorite brushes that you like to work with: bristle, sable, and/or Hake artist brushes, no synthetic brushes (they burn) or used brushes (danger of solvent residue)
	mark making tools (printmaking, sculpture, ceramic, dental, culinary)
	images for transferring (Xerox prints), printmaking materials, drawings, watercolor, tempera or gouache paintings, papers you like working with or works on paper, collage and assemblage materials, absorbent 3-dimensional surfaces or object (unglazed ceramics, plaster, or wood, paper pulp), molds for casting, found objects, stencils, and anything else you would like to experiment with
	slides or digital files on disk to share with your instructor

Accommodations

Click here for a list of recommended places to stay when you come take a workshop at R&F.

Registration & Policies

Registration Information

Adding Extra Work Days

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Though rare, if we must cancel you will be notified as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours before your workshop. In this event your deposit will be returned to you in full, or you will be given the opportunity to transfer it to another session.

If you must withdraw from a private workshop, you must give us a minimum of 24 hours notice. R&F will refund $75 of your initial deposit, retaining a $25 processing fee.

R&F does not assume responsibility for nonrefundable travel and lodging expenses. We therefore recommend that you wait until your class is confirmed before making these arrangements.

Adding Extra Work Days

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Though rare, if we must cancel you will be notified as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours before your workshop. In this event your deposit will be returned to you in full, or you will be given the opportunity to transfer it to another session.

If you must withdraw from a private workshop, you must give us a minimum of 24 hours notice. R&F will refund $75 of your initial deposit, retaining a $25 processing fee.

R&F does not assume responsibility for nonrefundable travel and lodging expenses. We therefore recommend that you wait until your class is confirmed before making these arrangements.

Adding Extra Work Days

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Though rare, if we must cancel you will be notified as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours before your workshop. In this event your deposit will be returned to you in full, or you will be given the opportunity to transfer it to another session.

If you must withdraw from a private workshop, you must give us a minimum of 24 hours notice. R&F will refund $75 of your initial deposit, retaining a $25 processing fee.

R&F does not assume responsibility for nonrefundable travel and lodging expenses. We therefore recommend that you wait until your class is confirmed before making these arrangements.

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