MASTERCLASS OILS & COLD WAX | PAULA DUNN
Dates: Thur 28th - Sun 31st Aug 2025
Times: 10am-4pm
Location: Enniskerry
Skill Level: advanced
Please see detailed workshop information below
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aBOUT THE WORKSHOP
Building on your existing knowledge the workshop will focus on advanced techniques such as solvent pours, glazes, blending as well as covering technical aspects relating to tools, surfaces, colour, values, textures, shapes, and composition.
Over the four days we will focus on creating a triptych on boards which we will prepare during the workshop. Working intuitively, and allowing our work to evolve, we will experiment with colour mixing using a limited palette, glazes and transparent tints.
The workshop will include information about techniques, as well as demonstrations but more importantly there will be time for dedicated and focused painting and individual support.
This workshop has been designed for people who have previously attended an advanced oil and cold wax workshop and are ready to work on a larger scale. You will be challenged to move away from your go-to colour palette and to experiment with a range of techniques to incorporate into your own practice.
If you have not previously attended an advanced oil and cold wax workshop, please contact us in advance before booking.
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Using transparent and opaque colours to create depth and atmosphere.
Creating transparent tints and glazes.
Using glazes to harmonise a painting.
Colour mixing, working with a limited palette, and harmonising your palette.
Building rich layers of texture, patterns, marks, and colour to form rich, complex foundations to your paintings.
Solvent reduction techniques and solvent pours.
Masking, stencilling and transfer techniques.
Incorporating pigments and loose powders such as marble dust into your work.
Incorporating pigment sticks and oil bars and other drawing mediums.
Experimenting with embedding materials.
Problem-solving compositions by exploring colour, value, contrast, and shapes.
Preparing surfaces.
Working on a triptych: three 30 x 30 cm boards
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4 day masterclass
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You will be provided with 3 wooden boards for your triptych, paper palettes, gamsol solvent and cut-down paper for boards.
What you need to bring:
Cardboard for mounting Panels - approx 100x40cm
Squeegee - 6 inch Messermeister bowl scraper or Cold wax academy tool.
Soft roller / brayer - 6 inch Inovart Pro roller soft rubber brayer or cold wax academy soft rollers
Palette knives - Any palette knife you are comfortable with for mixing paint and making marks
Fan brush - Daler Rowney System 3 acrylic brush: Fan 6
Range of brushes for painting with.
Arches Huile paper - Two 56 x 76 cm sheets
Artist Masking tape - Handover professional masking tape – approx I inch wide
Cold wax - Gamblin cold wax medium: 473 ml
Golden extra heavy gel medium - matt, gloss or semi-gloss - 237ml
Oil paints 60 ml tubes:
Titanium white
Zinc white
Cerulean blue
French Ultramarine blue
Scarlet
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium yellow deep
Lemon yellow
Yellow Ochre
Paynes Grey
Burnt Sienna
Choose artist quality paints such as Jacksons, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Sennelier.
Apron Or an old shirt / t-shirt to protect your clothes
Nitrile gloves 2-3 pairs a day to protect your hands.
Please do not substitute any of the items. If you have difficulty obtaining any of the items below please get in touch - info@schoolhouseforart.com
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