R&F Handmade Paints

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.

The 1st of  a series of free encaustic demos for kids was a huge success at the Encaustic Art Institute in Cerillos, New Mexico!  EAI’s Educational Director, Carol Ware and Program Director, Russell Thurston gave a  hands-on demo at the opening of  the “Hot Wax” exhibition, where, as you can see, the parents seemed to enjoy trying encaustic painting as much as the kids.  Move over Hasbro - R&F is coming to town!

Check out these families working with our paints on the Paula Roland HotBox for encaustic  printmaking.

R&F Handmade Paints donated materials for this project, and we look forward to future collaborations with the Encaustic Art Institute.

R&F will be presenting another workshop at EAI this August.  Gina Adams will be the instructor, and it promises to be a wonderful workshop.  For more info, or to enroll, please visit; August 4-8 EAI Workshop

Color for Knowledge is a new program R&F has launched as a way to make connections between artists, retailers and communities involved in encaustic-based educational projects.  This program supports local, national and international art educators by creating partnerships and supplying them with high quality art materials for their programs.

Through this program, R&F teams up with highly-motivated, independent working artists, helping to strengthen their projects and educational opportunities through donated materials, technical support, and by encouraging partnerships with local art supply stores. R&F appreciates the excitement and enthusiasm that these artists are spreading about encaustic. We understand that they are helping to make encaustic painting accessible to those who might not otherwise have an opportunity to be introduced to it. This program aims to help nurture the professional artist, create new and knowledgeable practitioners, and bring community art supply stores into the educational spotlight.

Please visit our website for more information, guidelines, and application instructions.

Jane Guthridge, Dancing Light 2", 19"x19"

Meininger’s in Denver, Colorado will be hosting an in-store encaustic demonstration on Saturday November 14th, from 1 - 3 pm. (more…)

Michelle Marcuse, Unaware of Daylight, encaustic on masonite, 16"x16"

Dick Blick in Philadelphia, PA will be hosting an encaustic and pigment stick demonstration on Thursday November 12th, 2009 from 4 - 6 pm. (more…)

Tracy Spadafora, Untitled, mixed media encaustic

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Richard attended this year’s conference which was held in Mobile, Alabama October 22nd - 24th, 2009.   It was an opportunity to see old and new friends - artists, art historians, encaustic painters and oil painters.

The keynote speaker was Joel-Peter Witkin.  Witkin presented a survey of his work and is known for his photographs of amputated body parts, cripples, distorted figures and composite compositions. They are often hard to take, but they are often directly linked (and often take off of) classical imagery, particularly old-master paintings.  Witkin uses wax, at times, to develop surface effects on his photos.

An exhibit of work by SECAC artists contained about 50-70 pieces of which 5 works were encaustic. The artists were Erin Anfinson, Jane Allen Nodine, and Cliff Tierney. 

The next SECAC conference will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.  VCU is a hotbed of encaustic, thanks to Reni Gower and her Divas and Iron Chefs of Encaustic events. Plans are in the making for another encaustic event there for next year’s SECAC conference. Check back in 2010 for more info.

Jerry’s Artarama in Austin, TX will be hosting an encaustic demonstration at their 6010 Interstate Hwy 35 store.  The demonstration takes place from noon - 3pm.  R&F Instructor Gina Adams will be there to showcase this versatile medium and answer any questions you may have.  So stop by and dabble with the paint, find out the answer to that nagging technical question, or just say hello.

For more information contact Jerry’s at 512.420.9359.

Gina Adams work focuses primarily on her mixed heritage of Ojibwe Native American, Lithuanian, and Irish blood lines. Her work involves much research and travel, including language immersion at Turtle Mountain Reservation, and working with Maori of New Zealand and the Aborigines of Australia. She has exhibited across the country, and is represented by Pierogi Gallery in Brooklyn, New York as well as Mary Harding at the George Marshall Gallery in York Harbor, Maine. She is on the Board of the Maine College of Art. To view additional work by Gina Adams, click here.

Leslie Giuliani "EVOLUTION"

Jerry’s Artarama in CT will host an Encaustic and Pigment Stick demonstration on Saturday October 17th from 1-4pm.  Artist Leslie Giuliani will be on hand to teach you techniques and answer your questions.  Contact Jerry’s Artarama at 1-860-232-0073 for more information.   

About the Artist:  “When people view my work they are surprised by its individuality.  That the work represents a unique voice is very important to me.  The work is intriguing in many different ways: the structure- how it’s shaped and built; the imagery- light hearted and darkly primal simultaneously; texture- use of a variety of materials; the interplay of color; and good design.  This way as people look deeply into the work it changes with each viewing- the piece evolves, never settling into one specific interpretation- a work that invites visit after visit.”