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R&F Pigment Stick® and Drawing Oils™ with Dietlind Vander Schaaf
R&F Pigment Stick® and Drawing Oils™ with Dietlind Vander Schaaf
This R&F Pigment Stick® and Drawing Oils™ demo will show how these product lines enable traditional and alternative methods of painting with oil by allowing artists to draw or paint directly onto a surface with immediacy and fluidity.
Dietlind will cover what Pigment Sticks and Drawing Oils are compatible with, health and safety, and appropriate supports and tools. As part of the demo, she will also discuss transparency and opacity, building a surface, monoprinting, image transfer, and mark making. Additional techniques and compatible products will be highlighted, such as the use of cold wax, Gelli plates, and trace monotypes. The demo will highlight the similarities and differences between these two product lines, as well as the benefits of each.
Materials
Gamblin Cold Wax Medium - 16oz
Yasutomo Rice Paper Sketch Pad - 12 "x 18"
Princeton Catalyst Silicone Blades
Oil Painting Brush - Small
Hosted by Opus Art Supplies & our Experience leader
Dietlind Vander Schaaf has exhibited at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, The Fuller Craft Museum, and On Center Gallery, among others, and her work has been featured in Maine Home + Design, Decor Maine, UPPERCASE, and Downeast magazines. Vander Schaaf is a Core Artist Instructor for R&F Handmade Paints, an Ampersand Ambassador, and the former president of New England Wax. She has taught workshops throughout the United States and internationally in the Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, and Greece. She has also received grants from the Maine Arts Commission and International Encaustic Artists, as well as a Tending Space Artist Fellowship from the Hemera Foundation.Website: dietlindvanderschaaf.com
Instagram: @dietlindvanderschaaf
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