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Treat the artist in your life with an Exploring Encaustic gift certificate! Order the gift certificate and I will send you a code that can be redeemed online or in person. Gift certificates can be used towards classes, art supplies, and art work.  Click here to purchase

  Intro to Exploring Whimsical Encaustic (Free Demo) Location: Opus KelownaSat, December 16, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AMSat, December 16, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PMCreate fun, abstract encaustic paintings with ease!I will be demonstrating how to quickly and easily use encaustic to create whimsical paintings. I will be working on 1-2 panels to show you how to prep your panel, lay down encaustic, fuse the layers, plus how to use other media such as oil paint and PanPastel with encaustic.Space is limited and registration is required.Please visit Opus Kelowna or contact them at 250‑763‑3616 or toll free 1‑800‑814‑8885 to register. http://www.opusartsupplies.com/how/demos/intro-exploring-whimsical-encaustic 

Check out the new colour combinations from Encaustic Art- The Original! Along with the new branding and packaging, the contents of the sets have changed. There are still the same original 48 waxes, but the combinations have been refreshed. Please note, due to the size of the new boxes we are no longer able to $5 ship on single box orders. Landscape is still Landscape, but the contents have changed Landscape: Crimson#01, Orange #03, Lemon #05, Green #07, Blue #09, Red Violet #12,Rust Brown #13, Yellow Brown #14, White #16, White #16, Grey #17, Cobalt Blue #19, Umbra #22, Olive Green #23, Pink #24,...

The Enkaustikos team has worked closely with internationally recognized artist Lora Murphy to develop this wonderful new line of portrait colors. They call them the Micro Series because they are made with microcrystalline wax along with U.S. pharmaceutical grade beeswax, damar resin, and lightfast pigments. The addition of microcrystalline wax enhances the wonderful translucency of beeswax and aids in flexibility of the paint providing more open time with brush application, making them ideal for portraiture work. Lora’s 19 color selection is complete for all skin tones, including additional Microblend Medium for imparting extra translucency. The first batch has sold out and a...

Here are the dates and links for the final classes for 2017: Exploring Encaustic Workshop: Stencils & Texture @ the Shatford