Join me in my mill studio in Amesbury, Massachusetts to learn more about the wonderful world of painting with wax + fire. My studio is fully equipped with professional ventilation, 16”x16” R&F heated palettes, adjustable heat guns, encaustic gesso, medium, encaustic paint, and oil pigment sticks, as well as a wide array of art supplies, tools + brushes. Class size for all workshops + open studio sessions : 4 students

I have been an art teacher to adults + children since 2004, and have been painting with wax since 2015. To learn more about encaustic painting + my teaching, please watch this video.

Intro to Encaustic Painting (2 Days) introduces participants of all artistic levels and experiences to the basics of encaustic painting. Students will learn the process of skillfully painting wax-based paint onto wooden panels and fusing the layers of wax with a heat gun, and will experiment with a range of techniques + mediums that can be used to manipulate + enhance the wax surface.

Encaustic Painting : Personal Practice (2 Days) offers students a chance to deepen their understanding of encaustic technique in a supportive + challenging environment. This 2 day workshop includes demos, 1-on-1 guidance, self-directed studio time, as well as group critiques + discussions to help students gain confidence + competence within this medium. Possible areas of development: color mixing, layering + translucencies, paint application, working temperature + timing, creating optical depth, composition, working larger, oil pigment sticks.

It is a pre-requisite that participants have completed an introductory level class or have prior experience with encaustic painting and should have a basic mastery of painting + fusing encaustic paint.

Encaustic + Photography (1 Day) introduces students to the many ways of combining photography with molten wax to add depth, intrigue + mystery to their imagery. Students will learn the process of painting wax based paint smoothly onto wooden panels, fusing the layers of wax with a heat gun, and integrating their photographs into the wax using embedding + transferring techniques. No prior encaustic experience is required to take this course.

Encaustic Monoprinting (1 Day)  introduces students to printing on paper with pigmented encaustic paint. We will create one-of-a-kind prints by working directly on a heated palette with pigmented paint. Students will learn how to work into the prints with mixed-media elements, mount them onto panels, and skillfully embed them between layers encaustic medium + paint. No prior encaustic experience is required to take this course.

Encaustic Open Studio (3 hour sessions)offers an excellent opportunity for beginning to advanced encaustic artists to practice their skills in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Encaustic Private Instruction (3 hour sessions) gives artists a chance to work 1-on-1 with Amy in her studio. Students will get focused attention on specific areas of their practice that they would like to develop.