Melinda Cootsona – Cold Wax Techniques I & II (Online); Fridays, October 13 & 20, 2023

For this special two-part technique takeaway Cold Wax Techniques I & II, register for both together for a discounted price or sign up individually! (You do not need to take Part I in order to take Part II.)

Cold Wax Techniques I: The Beauty of Cold Wax

Date: Friday, October 13, 2023
Time: 2:00-3:30PM Pacific Time/5:00-6:30 PM Eastern Time/10:00-11:30 PM London Time
Medium: Cold wax

In this first of two Cold Wax Technique Takeaways, Melinda Cootsona will demonstrate various cold wax techniques that she uses to develop her paintings. Watch as she creates multiple layers using different tools to build history for her figurative and abstract work.

All of these techniques can be used in purely abstract and figurative (representational) art.

Topics covered will include wax proportions, drying times, support materials, tools, textures and more.

Cold Wax Medium is used with oil paint. There are new Cold Wax products on the market that do work with acrylics. This course does not address acrylics. Melinda will be demonstrating with oil paint and Gamblin Cold Wax Medium.

Cold Wax Techniques II: Cold Wax and Figurative Art

Date: Friday, October 20, 2023
Time: 2:00-3:30PM Pacific Time/5:00-6:30 PM Eastern Time/10:00-11:30 PM London Time
Medium: Cold wax

In this second Cold Wax Technique Takeaway, see how Melinda uses certain techniques with cold wax to develop figurative art. These methods apply to any type of object and can be used in pure abstraction as well.

Watch her demonstrate how to keep the exiting unpredictable qualities of this medium while still retaining some control to help you define your figures and shapes. Additionally, several techniques to create different qualities of line will be discussed and shown.

A native Northern Californian, Melinda Lomax Cootsona received her BFA from the California College of the Arts in Oakland in 1981. Melinda has been included in exhibitions at The Bakersfield Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo Plein Air Painting Competition and the Triton Museum where she won an Award of Merit.

Her abstract figurative work, with its use of lines and composition, is a nod to her BA in Architectural Interior Design and the influences of Bay Area figurative arts like Diebenkorn and Park. Her process always begins as an abstract, with multiple layers of shapes, lines, patterns and colors built up numerous times before she even considers the ultimate “subject matter.” Often her paintings depict private moments in a personal life. www.melindacootsona.com/

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About Our Technique Takeaways:

Discover specific art techniques you can ‘take away’ from some of your favorite artists and apply to your own work. This one-and-a-half hour presentation will showcase a process that the artist incorporates in their daily art practice. Instruction will be through a combination of lecture and demonstration by the artists.
If you are unable to attend live over Zoom, you will have access to the recording for 60 days. Technique Takeaways are non-refundable.
Once you’ve signed up, you will receive the link to the page where you will find the Zoom link, class recording and other important information for this class. You will also receive an email with the Zoom link the night before the class (don’t forget to check your junk folder).
You can also access the class by using the online class group. Find out how to access the class group message board here.
To take part, you will need a Zoom enabled computer OR iPad/smart tablet OR smart phone (android or IOS) and a strong internet connection.

Melinda Cootsona – Cold Wax Techniques I & II (Online); Fridays, October 13 & 20, 2023

Cold Wax Techniques I: The Beauty of Cold Wax

Cold Wax Techniques II: Cold Wax and Figurative Art

Sign Up for Both Technique Takeaways or for an Indivudual Session:

Cold Wax Techniques Parts I & II - Fridays, October 13 & 20

$75

Cold Wax Techniques Part I: The Beauty of Cold Wax; Friday, October 13

$40

Cold Wax Part II: Cold Wax and Figurative Art; Friday, October 20

$40