Seeing Within: Optical Depth and Color with Encaustic with Sarah Rehmer

Tues-Thurs, June 22-24 | 9am-4pm

Tuition: $460

Concept

In this workshop, dive into the luminous possibilities of encaustic painting through the exploration of transparent and optical color mixing. Using layers of encaustic medium and transparent paints, learn to build depth through vibrancy layering, nuanced fusing, and mark-making. Discover how colors and details interact and shift when seen through wax.

Experience

Begin with preparing panels, controlling transparency, and creating subtle and bold overlays of color. With Sarah as your guide, practice layering techniques, from glazing effects to embedding marks, image transfers, and textures. Emphasis is placed on color relationships, optical blending and the dynamic between layers and exploring how light filters through the surface to create depth and complexity.

Instructor

After working in encaustic for over twenty years, Sarah Rehmer is still hungry to find new ways to push and manipulate the material. She encourages her students to learn and make work with an equally open and curious mind. With Sarah as your instructor, you can expect to learn hands-on and try everything at least twice. When not in the studio, she is usually out hiking the trails of a state park. Sarah earned her BA in Graphic Design and Photography from Dominican University and teaches workshops around the country.

Skill Level

Designed for artists of all levels - whether new to encaustic or experienced painters looking to push their work into new territory.