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Welcome! Here you'll find all the information of our encaustic retreat!
OCTOBER 12 - 18, 2025
OLLERS, GIRONA, CATALUNYA
5 days of
ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOPS
with excursions to
BANYOLES, GIRONA & COSTA BRAVA
Escape to Catalonia for a unique encaustic retreat!
Dive into the ancient technique of encaustic. Experiment with texture, mixed media, and different kinds of locally sourced art supplies, while experiencing the Catalan culture and gastronomy.
5 DAYS OF WORKSHOPS IN SALA TRAMUNTANA
Sala Tramuntana is the old barn of the farm estate, with direct access to the gardens. Its stone structure and wooden beams have been preserved. It is a diaphanous space, without columns, with large windows, high ceilings and very bright.
WORKSHOPS
Layering & Mark Making
The first class of the retreat will cover encaustic fundamentals of fusing layers and intuitive mark-making using a variety of tools and R&F Handmade Paints supplies.
Accretion
Learn a number of different dry brushing techniques that can be done to achieve stunning surface textures with encaustic. Students will dive into different types of scraping techniques to enhance the natural properties of encaustic.
Dynamic Composition
Explore ideas of composition using the Sala Tramuntana surroundings, and enhance your encaustic with water-based mixed media underpainting techniques.
Mini Monotypes
Using encaustic paint on paper from a local paper maker, you will lose yourself in creating luminous colors that dance across your heated surface and pull beautiful one-of-a-kind prints. Learn how to add different mark making tools to embellish your monotypes and how to mount them on panels.
Cloth & Wax
Combine cloth and encaustic paint, using locally sourced fabrics to create unique collages. Learn how to layer textiles, wax, and pigments to craft textured, mixed-media artworks that blur the line between textile and painting.
Foraged Leaf Stencils
Press and layer local botanical leaves with encaustic techniques to craft textured, nature-inspired prints full of depth and detail.
Encaustic Photography
Learn how to preserve and transform your photographs of Catalonia, using the ancient art of encaustic. By layering wax and oil paints, you'll add texture and depth to your images, blending reality with imagination to create truly unique works of art. The class will cover paper selection, mounting techniques, painting methods, glazing, scraping, image transfers, and adding texture and color to the encaustic process.
* Workshops may vary in some details before the start of the retreat. Additional information about the workshops will be emailed in mid-2025.
THE CLASSES ARE FOR ALL LEVELS
AND TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
HOTEL CASA ANAMARIA
Casa Anamaria, Hotel & Villas is an eco-friendly boutique hotel surrounded by verdant fields, forests and 22,000 square meters of gardens and fountains. An idyllic and relaxed place to find inspiration in nature and create with encaustic. It is located just 15 minutes from Banyoles, half an hour from the best beaches of Costa Brava, and the city of Girona.
HOTEL ROOMS IN CASA ANAMARIA
