Advanced Oil and Cold Wax with Paula Dunn

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 three days we will work on a series of paintings, working intuitively and letting our work evolve.

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.

What will be covered?

• Working wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry

• Using transparent and opaque colours to create depth and atmosphere.

• Building rich layers of texture, patterns, marks, and colour to form rich, complex foundations to your paintings.

• Incorporating pigments and loose powders such as marble dust into your work.

• Solvent reduction techniques and solvent pours.

• Incorporating pigment sticks and oil bars and other drawing mediums.

• Using glazes to harmonise your paintings.

• Problem-solving compositions by exploring colour, value, contrast, and shapes.

• Experimenting with embedding materials.

• Exploring different surfaces and supports

• Masking, stencilling and transfer techniques including how to make transfer papers

• Creating a series of paintings that work together as a collection as well as individually.

Do I have the experience?

If you have attended one of my 1-day or 2-day workshops, then this is the perfect next step for you. If not, then ideally you should have some basic understanding of working with oils and cold wax. If in doubt, then just get in touch and we will advise you as to which workshop would be best for you.

What shall I bring with me?

All materials and use of tools are covered in the price of the workshop. Please bring your own apron or shirt that you don’t mind getting splashed with paint.

Where is the workshop being held?

The workshop is held at the Craft House in Bingley, West Yorkshire which is also where Paula has her studio. Bingley is easy to get to by road, train and plane and we have lots of people who travel from all over the country to attend one of Paula’s workshops.

There are lots of places to visit within a short distance from Bingley including the World Heritage site, Saltaire where you can see some original David Hockneys; the beautiful village of Haworth, made famous by the Brontes; and the stunning Yorkshire dales with its three peaks and Malham cove.

There’s so much to see and do you’ll want to make a weekend of it!

*Please note that some of the materials used during the workshop are not vegan. This includes the paper used throughout the workshop which unfortunately cannot be substituted for another product.

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