R&F’s Advanced Teaching Intensive includes lectures, group discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on work time. The goal of this workshop is to help participants develop the skills they need to design and implement masterful, well-organized, and fun encaustic workshops.
Dietlind will review fundamental techniques for running introductory and speciality encaustic workshops. There will be an emphasis on clear explanations of the properties of wax-based paint such as opacity, building layers, and the relationship of wax and oil.
Studio time focuses on creating project templates and sample panels as a record of your experiences, and to share with your future students as visual aids. Assignments include creating two workshop proposals with complete syllabi, a suite of sample panels, and a 30 minute group practice teach.
Instructors who complete this teacher training will be issued a certification of completion and be added to R&F’s Teaching Artist List, which is maintained at rfpaints.com. They will be eligible for discounts on materials to support workshops and may be contracted to do product demos on behalf of R&F.
Location: McTavish Academy of Art, North Saanich, British Columbia
Instructor: Dietlind Vander Schaaf
Date: Sunday 9 August 2026 - Thursday, 13 August 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration requires payment in full.
Cancellation policy: If you cancel more than three months in advance of the workshop, you will be issued a full refund, less a $100 administrative fee. Cancellations between 3 - 1 month in advance of the workshop will be refunded 50%. Cancellations a month or less in advance of the workshop will forfeit their workshop fee.
R&F’s Advanced Teaching Intensive includes lectures, group discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on work time. The goal of this workshop is to help participants develop the skills they need to design and implement masterful, well-organized, and fun encaustic workshops.
Dietlind will review fundamental techniques for running introductory and speciality encaustic workshops. There will be an emphasis on clear explanations of the properties of wax-based paint such as opacity, building layers, and the relationship of wax and oil.
Studio time focuses on creating project templates and sample panels as a record of your experiences, and to share with your future students as visual aids. Assignments include creating two workshop proposals with complete syllabi, a suite of sample panels, and a 30 minute group practice teach.
Instructors who complete this teacher training will be issued a certification of completion and be added to R&F’s Teaching Artist List, which is maintained at rfpaints.com. They will be eligible for discounts on materials to support workshops and may be contracted to do product demos on behalf of R&F.
Location: McTavish Academy of Art, North Saanich, British Columbia
Instructor: Dietlind Vander Schaaf
Date: Sunday 9 August 2026 - Thursday, 13 August 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration requires payment in full.
Cancellation policy: If you cancel more than three months in advance of the workshop, you will be issued a full refund, less a $100 administrative fee. Cancellations between 3 - 1 month in advance of the workshop will be refunded 50%. Cancellations a month or less in advance of the workshop will forfeit their workshop fee.
