R&F Handmade Paints

Dramatic Break-up by instructor Wayne Montecalvo, 2011, Pigment Stick on paper-backed glass, 3 x 4 inches. See more of Wayne's work at www.waynemontecalvo.com

Our new Pigment Stick Mixed Media Lab allows artists to explore the many possible applications of R&F Pigment Sticks, encompassing traditional and alternative approaches and materials. In addition to pigment sticks, we will also demonstrate encaustic for those students who are interested in combining these two highly compatible media. We call this a lab rather than a workshop because we want to encourage artists to come back again and again to use our wonderful space (completely stocked with paint!) as their studio. Benefit from our instructors’ guidance and feedback on your projects, and enjoy the camaraderie of other participants. This lab is a great opportunity to work with a luscious, loose and free painting medium.

Like our encaustic mini workshops, the class will consist of a one-hour demonstration followed by independent work time, with the option of one-on-one consultation with the instructor. Demonstrated techniques and topics of discussion will vary each month according to the interests of the attending artists. Not interested in the demo? Then just get right to work.

The Pigment Stick Mixed Media Lab is held at R&F in Kingston, NY the forth Saturday of every month from 11am to 4pm.  Come join us for our kick-off on Saturday, March 23rd!

You can register online here. Cost is $65.00 and includes all paints.

From September 8th through October 2nd, The Carroll House Gallery at Keene State College in New Hampshire hosted, New Views of Encaustic Art, featuring the work of Francisco Benitez, Kevin Frank, Leah Macdonald,  Marybeth Rothman, and yours truly, Laura Moriarty.

On September 13th, I was invited by Professor Peter Roos, who curated the exhibition, to present a lecture at the Redfern Arts Center, where I spoke about my work and presented an R&F Encaustic Demonstration for an awesome group of students who were eager to experiment with encaustic.

Thanks to Peter Roos for conceiving and organizing these events, and for promoting encaustic at the academic level, where it makes such an important difference.

Come out this Saturday, June 26th from 10am-4pm and Paint

This coming Saturday artist Eileen P. Goldenberg will be representing R&F at Rileystreet’s 14th Annual Art Materials Festival  in Santa Rosa, CA.  Eileen will demonstrate various materials, techniques, and uses of  encaustic paint from 10am-4pm.

Rileystreet Art Supply
103 Maxwell Ct.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
p. 707.526.2416
e. info@rileystreet.com

There will be supplies on-hand for participants to try their hand at working with encaustics and Eileen will be happy to answer any and all technical questions that you may have.

This event only happens once a year with over 30 demonstrators participating.  If you live in Northern California this is the event to go to.  All the demos are free, but space is limited.  To save your spot, contact Rileystreet at 707-52602416 or info@rileystreet.com.

For additional information please go to Rileystreet’s website .

Artwork: Array 75 , Triptych, each panel 48"x8", encaustic on wood, by EileenP.Goldenberg©2010.

About Eileen:
Eileen has been an artist her whole life, doing photography, ceramics, drawing and painting using encaustics. Her extensive research and studying diverse topics, such as quantum physics and biology, gives her a rich visual language to serve as a vehicle to express herself. She passionately teaches art and believes that no one should be denied learning to express themselves. Eileen received her BFA from Alfred University and her MFA from the University of Iowa.  Her work is shown in galleries all over the US including Hallway Gallery in Bellevue, WA and Conrad Wilde Gallery in Tucson, AZ. She also shows her work at many prestigious art shows such as the Bellevue Arts Museum Show and 225F: Encaustic Encounters at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.

Artist Statement
The Array series is minimalist, grid based, with a soft geometry and emotional color. My work is a quiet reflection of my experiences and feelings. I paint for the pure pleasure of feeling the substance of the encaustic paint and putting my voice into a visual form. I sketch ideas and then paint from those concepts, creating long series of paintings that are related. Complexity, surface, and translucency are elements in my work.

Mark your calendars!

Saturday, May 1st from 1pm-4pm

This coming weekend R&F has teamed up with Jerry’s Artarama in West Hartford, CT and artist Leslie Giuliani for a demonstration of materials and techniques in Encaustic Painting on Saturday, May 1st from 1-4pm at:

Jerry’s Artarama of CT
1109 New Britain Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06110
860-232-0073

Leslie will demonstrate the uses of both encaustic paint and Pigment Sticks.  There will be supplies on-hand for participants to use.  This is a great way to explore encaustic painting.

The demonstration is $10.  With your registration fee you will receive Free Samples and a $ Saving Event Coupon.  Call 860-232-0073 for more information and to reserve your space.

Artwork: Leslie Giuliani, Ritual, 2003.  Encaustic on wood.

About Leslie:
Leslie Giuliani received her BFA from the University of Delaware and has studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the School of Sacred Arts, and the Finishing School. She has an extensive education in the materials of making art. Her work is in the collection of the State of Connecticut and has been featured in two international encaustic biennial exhibitions and the national touring exhibition Oil and Wax. She incorporates printmaking, drawing, collage, and textiles in her own encaustic pieces. She has been an independent teacher for 15 years.

Sunday, May 2nd from 11am-2pm

On  Sunday, May 2nd R&F and artist Kristin Swenson-Lintault will be celebrating the Grand Opening of  Blick Art Materials in Seattle, WA with a free encaustic  demonstration from 11am-2pm.  Additional information regarding the Grand Opening events  can be found on Dick Blick’s website or by clicking here.  This event is a great chance visit Blick’ new art store, meet Kristin, and try your hand at encaustic painting.  Kristin will have materials available so that all participants can express themselves with paint.

Blick Art Materials
1600 Broadway Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
206-324-0750

About Kristin:
Kristin Swenson-Lintault is a multi-media artist (born 1969) in Kentucky, raised in Illinois, and currently lives in Seattle, WA. with husband and son. She earned her MFA in Fiber/Textiles and BA in Fine Art-Drawing at Southern Illinois University. She studied painting at Hospitalfield House, a 13C. Studio Arts Centre in Scotland and studied traditional natural dye and indigo textile printing and dyeing, washi papermaking, and wood fired ceramics in Japan and South Korea. In addition she has traveled to France, Netherlands, Germany, Mexico and Belize to research art, history and architecture.

In 2001, after a visit to R&F Handmade Paints to witness encaustic paint production, she began combining aspects of her earlier approach to drawing, painting, textile dyeing and printing, paper pulp painting, floor cloths, ceramics, outdoor installations, and photography, into her encaustic painting. Her encaustic paintings were juried into the first 2007 Annual Encaustic Conference exhibition as well as last year’s 2009 Conference show at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA.  Her KSL STUDIO blog is her art studio journal of recent work, sketchbook drawings and travel photos that together explore her creative process. Kristin teaches mixed media encaustic painting workshops with a fiber/textile emphasis at her studio in Seattle.