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EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE: ALL ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS

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Through the years, with so many students, I have been so impressed with the successes they have had.  Many with great successes.  Shawna Moore has been hugely successful. Take a look at her site  www.shawnamoore.com  Shawna is now in Whitefish, Montana, but shows all over the country. And of course, Belen Millan. Belen took a working large workshop, and then went on to suggest that we do a workshop in Malaga, Spain. And we did two of them, with people from all over the world. And her work now is very different, take a look at www.belenmillan.com And more locally, I love the work of Harriette Tsosie. Harriette is not native, but her husband Cat, is. And her work reflects her life in another world. Take a look at www.harriettetsosie.com I wish I had photos from all these people, but please, do take a look at their websites And remember that anything and everything is possible! But mostly remember that a workshop designed just for you allows you to decide exactly what you want to learn, a
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PRIVATE WORKSHOPS: Let's do what you want to do

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 Since I have been here, in Las Vegas, I have been delighted at how much more exciting it is for me to work more closely with all of you. After more than twenty years of very large workshops, having taught encaustic to over a thousand people, I have found that with small workshops, yes, you can come with a friend or two, something different happens. I can hear more of what your questions are, and you can hear more of what  I want to say. But most importantly, it's an opportunity for you to learn exactly what you want to know. To learn how to tell your own story. In the more than twenty five years that I have been doing encaustic, I have come to learn that there is a huge amount you can do with it. Whether you want to incorporate the figure, or the landscape, or work more abstractly, all is possible, and yes, I have done it all. My first encaustic show was based on photos, that were incorporated, and then, moving on to the landscape, and finally to things that are more abstract. Thi
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Private Workshops in Las Vegas, NM 2023

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Do what you want to do Set your own date and your own topic! Discover the historic town of Las Vegas, NM.  As old as Santa Fe, this town has an entirely different look and feel.  Ellen Koment is the winner of the LaVendeeme award for excellence in encaustic education. She has been teaching encaustic workshops for over twenty five years. These will be small groups meeting in her home studio, in the Historic District of Las Vegas. Stay in a historic hotel, The Plaza or Castaneda , or a nearby motel, or just come for the day. See a different part of Northern New Mexico..explore someplace new, and learn what you want to know!  Las Vegas is a spectacular one hour drive through the mountains from Santa Fe.   An opportunity to answer the questions you want answered.  Whether your concerns are with motivation or technique, we can talk about your path.  To contact me about doing a private workshop, where you choose the dates and the topics, or let me help you with that call 505-501-4620
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The story of color

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“It is not enough to place colors, however beautiful, one beside the other; colors must also react on one another. Otherwise, you have cacophony”.           “When I put a green, it it not grass. When I put a blue, it is not the sky.”                                                                                      Henri Matisse                      Koment, from the cover of EncausticWorks12 At the heart of working with encaustic wax, for me, is COLOR, the wonderful range of glazing possibilities. Using transparent layers of various colors to create new colors, understanding how to achieve beautiful affects with a full palette of color, whether it is soft or vibrant. Color is our most magic tool for conveying an emotional state. For me, it is at the essence of what I do as an artist. I think in color first. Whether you do or not, it is an important part of your process to learn and understand.   Color Layers on 24" panels.. We will talk about mixing our colors ,
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The Fun of The Pour: paper and panels!

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It's about paper, but also about panels!   Think about transparency, think about layers, think mostly about color and how color will change with another transparent layer on top of it.. See what color does to color, and use it to express yourself. In the end, I think it will take more than one day to learn these techniques, so I've extended it to two.  You need to learn to pur on both paper and panels, and then learn how to incorporate that into what it is that you do. How do you use it to create the story that you want to tell. It's about paper, and also about panels: From the ArtsThrive show at the Albuquerque Museum "Intricacies of Light", encaustic on panel, 24"x24"                                             "Intricacies of Light" encaustic on panel 24"x24"
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THE MAGIC OF THE MARK: Line and More

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Let's let line aid in telling our story! With many different approaches possible, you can add line, texture, drawing..an entirely new dimension to your painting experience.. we will use crayon, charcoal, pigment, oil bars, and of course, wax, to help develop an entirely new dimension in your work ... TThree panels, with charcoal dimensions.. Many years ago now I developed what I called the Magic Line, and for a long time it was my secret. But now, it is something which I share. In addition to the "Magic Line": Crayon and pigment, we will work with the addition of charcoal, and how to create unusual and exciting effects. It will be an opportunity to bring a drawing element into your work..both on paper and panel. To explore an exciting world of new possibilities. To bring painting and drawing together. ALSO using the irregularities which you have created in the wax to catch pigment and charcoal to give you a wide range of special effects!
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