Ellen Koment Encaustic Workshops!!

           Sometimes there  is something that you really want to learn, or you're doing something and something isn't working. And you know that Ellen has been doing encaustic for 25 years or so, and yes, she can answer your questions. Come ask me!             A one day workshop is $250., but you can have as many days as  you want.                                               The workshop  price includes all  materials.                          The Day goes from 10am to 4pm, or earlier if you prefer and take a look at what I do www.ellenkomentart.com Questions? email  ellenkoment@gmail.com phone 505-477-1640

My first show of Pours of Wax on Paper was in 2011 And it has been exciting ever since For a long time, I didn't teach, but now I do! So come and learn from me. One day, $250 which includes all materials No more than three people! many in my old studio "The yellow Cloud"  wax on paper 24" x30" "The Blue Moon" 44"x30" Contact Ellen ellenkoment@gmail.com phone 505-477-1640

Ellen Koment will teach you all you need to know to work with this very ancient technique! What materials you need, and how to get them, and then, how to work with them!                                                                                                                 j oin Ellen Koment and Karine Swenson for  a fun weekend of encaustic painting. We will be teaching together in Karine's brand new Santa Fe studio. You don't want to miss this! This class is appropriate for beginners as well as artists who have used encaustic before, but want to learn more. And remember, we taught encaustic together in the Schoolhouse in Madrid! We will explore the basics of encaustic painting including: making your own encaustic medium, making colors, fusing with a torch, carving into the wax, building texture, collage, color theory and even how to pour! Ellen Koment has been teaching encaustic for twenty five years. Her first show with encaustic paint was in Portland Oregon, photo b

The Magic Line, and all you can do with it! Yes, Saturday, September 14, 10-4 It isn’t about techniques as an end, but at technique as a means toward what you want to achieve. I found the Magic Line by accident, long ago, and have spent many years exploring all of it's possibilities..come explore with me!                                        Limit: 3 students, one day, $250.

“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. And here are a few of my paintings that were in my show "The Mystery of Color&q

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!