Create in the beautiful, colonial city of Guanajuato and enjoy the amazing architecture and the beauty of this wonderful city! Enjoy the local culture whether it’s starting your day going for an early morning hike or having a coffee on the rooftop patio of Alma del Sol, there’s so much to bask in and enjoy!
A New Class at Alma del Sol!
Exploring Encaustic Painting and the Color of Mexico
Location: Guanajuato, Mexico.
Workshop Venue: At the beautiful Alma del Sol rooftop studio
In this encaustic workshop, artists will explore working with encaustic paint with an emphasis on using color. In the class, artists will work with a cool and warm palette with an emphasis on complex color mixing and relationships. Ideas about translucent and opaque color will be covered and are a large part of the class.
The class will also teach artists how to achieve a smooth surface on a large scale painting. While much technical information is covered in the class, the major objective is to help you further refine your own vision. If you are rediscovering your vision, the class prompts will help you clarify what you are looking to say.
The class will use R & F Handmade Paints and show you how to set up a color palette that works for you. We will discuss and use an assortment of small and large brushes that will help you successfully layer paint. Ideas about tinting R & F Gesso will be covered as well as how underpainting may enhance your color. Encaustic painting is known for it’s radiant glow and we will emphasize how you can achieve that “glow” in your paintings.
While much technical information is covered in the class, the overall emphasis is using the processes to reflect each artist's personal vision. Workshop participants will create four paintings over the four day class with the idea of a consistent voice.
Exploring Encaustic Painting and the Color of Mexico is open to anyone with basic or beyond encaustic experience. Class size is limited to 6.
Cost: $1040 per person
What is included:
Welcome botanas (hors d'oeuvres) and drinks
4 days of instruction
An awesome printmaking studio
6 breakfasts (if you stay at Alma del Sol or Hotel del Color)
4 home cooked lunches
Daily coffee, tea, and agua fresca (light fruit-flavored water)
Daily hora feliz (happy hour) on the beautiful Alma del Sol rooftop
R & F Handmade Paint, Gesso, Medium, torches, encaustic equipment, brushes
What is not included:
Lodging
Airfare and taxis to/from the airport
Dinners
Optional free day excursion cost to San Miguel to Allende or another preplanned day trip.
Your panels
Accommodations
We suggest that you stay at Hugo Anaya's venues:
Alma del Sol or Hotel del Color.
Please contact Hugo at hugo_ana@yahoo.com
Those of you staying at either of these properties will be served a delicious breakfast each morning, as well as a happy hour each evening after class in Hugo's fabulous rooftop terrace.
TO REGISTER please contact Jeff Hirst at jeff@jeffreyhirst.com
Jeffrey Hirst earned an MFA from Louisana State Univeristy in 1990 and has worked as an artist since then. Hirst has been showcased at venues around the U.S. and Europe and is represented by galleries in Chicago, Illinois and Columbus, Ohio. Hirst has been a visiting artist at universities around the United States conducting encaustic and printmaking workshops. He owns Hirst Printmaking in Chicago which is a printshop specializing in experimental printmaking and mixing painting and prints.
The recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, City of Chicago grant and his work is in numerous public and private collections.
Alma del Sol, Guanajuato, Mexico
Exploring Encaustic Painting and the Color of Mexico in Guanajuato, Mexico
Arrive March 17th - Depart 22nd, 2025
Class from March 18th - 21th, 2025
TOTAL $1040
TO REGISTER: please contact Jeff Hirst at jeff@jeffreyhirst.com
ASK ABOUT THE DISCOUNT. If you sign up for both Jeff’s printmaking and encaustic class you will receive discount.
Please contact Jeffrey Hirst with any questions on the class directly on email jeff@jeffreyhirst.com.
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