Focus:
Mixed Media & Encaustic Monotypes
October 28, November 4, 11, & 18
1 - 3 pm CST
This multimedia course is for you if:
You want the basics and an easy intro to encaustic monotypes.
You want a refresher and more skills to grow your monotype practice.
You are looking for strategies for resolving prints without overworking.
Learn shortcuts to resolving encaustic monotypes using a wide selection of wet and dry media that you
likely already have on hand.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to register.
Precise line work can be difficult with encaustic.
- Pencil, artist's crayon, drawing inks, and other media are perfect for adding bold marks or delicate details, contours, or calligraphic elements.
- Problem-solve compositions
- Add focal points
- Unify disparate elements
- Watercolor, colored inks , or other liquid media can brighten prints and easily fill large areas
What is covered?
- NEW: Use silkscreen with encaustic monotype
- NEW: Monotype collage
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NEW: Learn Paula's special method to create sharp lines and edges with encaustic
- TIPS: Learn to use other media to resolve encaustic prints and problem-solve for unique effects and composition
- Dry media: graphite pencil, Stabilo pencil, colored pencil, Pan Pastel, charcoal, oil/wax crayons, etc.
- Use wet media: inks (black and coloredk ink wash, watercolor, etc.
- R&F Oil stick and oil drawing sticks
- Create texture and pattern
- Mounting to panel /seal
- Mark-Making and fun prompts
- Work additively and subtractively
Paula's creative exercises and prompts open pathways to expression.
HOW DOES THIS CLASS WORK?
Once you register, go to the Pre-class area in your curriculum, download the Supply List and handouts, watch two short videos and get busy gathering supplies and reading handouts.
Classes meet live on Zoom for four two-hour sessions. Demos are shown in videos (everyone has a good seat!) or are presented live. There are in-depth Q&As and discussions.
Assignments are completed between Zoom sessions, in students' own studios.
Your work is shared on an easy-to-use, easy-to-view app, Padlet. Tech help is available.
The live class sessions are recorded in case you have to miss, or for you to easily review.
You have 3 months (90 days!) of access to the recordings and videos.
Minimum enrollment is 3, and the maximum is 20 participants.
THIS CLASS IS FOR ALL LEVELS with basic encaustic experience! No monotype experience needed.
What is a "Focus" Course?
These are courses designed by Paula Roland that provide a deep dive into a single monotype topic.
By taking a variety of the monotype "Focus" courses, like Mixed-Media & Monotypes, you are prepared to create most any type of encaustic print your imagination can dream up!
ABOUT PAULA ROLAND
Paula draws on over 40 years of professional experience in helping you realize your artistic goals. Paula began her journey with encaustic monotypes in the late 1990s, quickly becoming the “go-to” expert in this medium. Through her art, teaching and creation of the Roland HOTbox, she elevated the international profile of encaustic monotypes. For over 35 years, she has been a leading practitioner and instructor of encaustic on paper and panel. Paula exhibits and teaches encaustic painting as well as monotypes.
Roland's teaching experience includes teaching and curriculum development in colleges, universities, museum education, and at nearly every level of art education.
Paula’s interest in broadening the scope of encaustic printmaking extended the process to include large scale monotypes and scrolls up to 35' in length; installation and translucent back-lit paper works; mixed mediums and monotypes; heated drawing; video projection on prints; and prints layered with encaustic or collage.
Paula Roland has an MFA in Painting and Sculpture from the University of New Orleans, a BA from Dominican College in painting, and Grad level education courses from Louisiana State University.
Don’t miss out on this class.
Paula creates a supportive and encouraging place to explore and get outside your comfort zone while giving you gentle and insightful feedback that helps you know what you need to do to achieve your artistic goals.
Testimonials
"Paula Roland teaches a most comprehensive encaustic monotype class in her enormous Santa Fe studio. The Intro class is well beyond an introduction, covering extensive variables in the process--beyond even her excellent DVD. While assuring that students leave with solid working knowledge and a very wide range of means and methods, Paula helps artists move their art forward as only this incredible teacher and the Roland HotBox™ allow."
~ Hylla E ~
"I'm thrilled to have the Pro box units here and they arrived in superb condition due to the great packaging. FedEx delivered in the morning and I got everything set up in just about 1/2 hour so was able to start playing around. I'm a long way away from 10,000 hours doing monotypes :) but I'm having fun and learning lots with each monotype. It's great! I began today's session by taking a finished encaustic painting and using the hotbox unit to melt off the globs of wax on the taped sides. I was able to then use that wax to start my monotypes. It's cool to know no wax needs to be wasted anymore!"
~ Pamela C. ~
"Paula Roland’s DVD, Encaustic Monotypes: Painterly Prints with Heat and Wax, (Studio Galli Films, 2010) is the video source for printing with wax. The title, which strategically places “painterly” before the “wax,” tells you what you need to know about the artist’s priorities. Roland, who studied with Dorothy Furlong Gardner, has been the contemporary impetus behind the encaustic monotype movement. Through her work, she is a role model for what is possible creatively in the medium.”
~ Joanne M. ~
"Paper, pigment and heat have become my new mantra. Your workshop is transformative and a revelation for any artist looking to inject new life into their practice. You cover so much, and are truly inspiring, but it is your supportive energy, keen eye, and guiding artistic spirit that really makes your workshop soar."
~ David C. ~
"The workshops were more than I could have imagined. Great teaching. You got me over some problems that you had no idea were there—me either for that matter—It was a great experience. I would do it again and probably will! Thank you."
~ Clara W. ~
"As an artist already familiar with encaustic painting, I came to your workshops with very high expectations and the specific goal of learning the process of encaustic printmaking. I believe that when you expect the best, you get the best. Your workshops did not disappoint me…your approach coupled with your organizational skills and artistic excellence produced two workshops at the highest level."
~ Diana G. ~
FAQ:
Q: Is a Roland HOTbox required?
A: While the HOTbox is absolutely the best tool for monotypes, some have substituted an electric griddle with an anodized aluminum plate.
Q: Where do I buy a Roland HOTbox?
Q: How can I find out more about the HOTbox?
A: Check out these blog posts on paularoland.com. Look under Teaching, or here: The Roland HOTbox—Getting Started & Basics; HOTbox FAQs & Tips.
Q: I have more questions. How do I reach you?
A: You can email Paula at paularolandstudio@gmail.com