R&F Introduction to Encaustic with Dietlind Vander Schaaf
April 01, 2022
Description
When: April 1st at 11:00 am (PST)
R&F Introduction to Encaustic
During this demo Dietlind will discuss safe working temperatures; appropriate fusing tools; basic studio ventilation and tips for workspace setup; appropriate encaustic grounds; how to prepare a surface using encaustic gesso and the benefits of Ampersand Encausticbord; suggestions for equipment, including the R&F heated palette and heat gun; methods and helpful hints for working with encaustic; fusing and surface effects; additional techniques (i.e. collage, stenciling, inlay, accretion, image transfer, and monotype); and clean-up of materials, including brushes and palette.
Materials List:
R&F Encaustic Paint (Special Order)
Encaustic Medium & Blending Medium
R&F 16″ heated anodized palette
Iwatani butane torch
Pear-shaped loop tool
Burnishing tool
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Artist Bio:
Dietlind Vander Schaaf holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco and an MA from the University of Southern Maine. Her work has been described as “the transformation of disparate objects into elegantly simple compositions of pattern and grace” (Artscope). Vander Schaaf has exhibited at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Conrad Wilde Gallery, The Fuller Craft Museum, and On Center Gallery, among others, and been featured in Maine Home + Design, Decor Maine, UPPERCASE, and Downeast magazines. She is a Core Instructor for R&F Handmade Paints, an Ampersand Ambassador, and the former president of New England Wax. Vander Schaaf is an annual presenter at the International Encaustic Conference and teaches workshops throughout the country, including Haystack, Castle Hill, Snow Farm, Penland, Maine College of Art, R&F, and internationally at Zijdelings in The Netherlands. The recipient of grants from the Maine Arts Commission and International Encaustic Artists, as well as a Tending Space Artist Fellowship from the Hemera Foundation, she is represented by Portland Art Gallery.
Instagram: @dietlindvanderschaaf
Brand Bio:
R&F Handmade Paints is the premier manufacturer of two distinct paint lines: classic wax-based encaustic paint and linseed oil-based Pigment Sticks®. Since 1988, R&F’s primary focus has been the development of an extensive and unique color line. Encaustic paint is composed of beeswax, resin, and the highest quality pigments. R&F encaustic paint can be polished to a high gloss, carved, scraped, layered, collaged, cast, and sculpted. R&F Pigment Sticks® unique formulation of natural wax, linseed oil, and pigment achieves a lipstick-like soft consistency giving them superior fluidity, subtlety, and durability. They bring color, texture, and immediacy to the artist. Our formulas are complex and our manufacturing is labor-intensive, handmade in small batches, carefully milled and molded. Both paint lines are produced in our Kingston, New York facility. R&F is unique color.
Instagram: @rfpaints
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