On-Demand Courses

You’ll learn how to prepare the plate, work with varying levels of carbon saturation, and balance carbon with regular encaustic medium to achieve unique surfaces, tonal ranges, and expressive marks. Along the way, I’ll demonstrate how to integrate carbon into encaustic monotypes using a variety of silicone tools I’ve designed, showing you multiple approaches for depth, layering, and control. This in-depth course includes clear, accessible instruction and examples that span from gestural abstraction to more representational imagery. My goal is to provide you with the knowledge and confidence to experiment widely, refine your own approach, and push your encaustic work into new territory. What you’ll learn: Preparing the plate for carbon encaustic monotypes. Techniques for controlling carbon saturation and blending with encaustic medium. Using silicone tools for diverse mark-making effects. Approaches to both abstract and realist imagery. Strategies for layering, depth, and integration of color

Organic Fusion is an encaustic painting course that focuses on creating organic forms, layered/textured surfaces, and expressive depth. I share the techniques I’ve developed over years of working with encaustic medium, showing you how to build backgrounds, integrate color, texture, and use specialized tools for unique effects. What you’ll learn: Creating organic shapes and spheres Building depth in backgrounds Preparing panels for encaustic painting Working with a torch safely and effectively Metal dropper techniques Enhancing detail and color with pigment sticks

This video is designed to provide clear, accessible instruction on essential techniques without going as deep as my more comprehensive courses. It’s a practical introduction for artists who want to better understand how carbon interacts with color and layering in encaustic monotype, and it serves as a strong foundation before moving into more advanced explorations.

In this course, I demonstrate how to apply ink to encaustic monotypes to create depth, contrast, and expressive marks. You’ll learn techniques for layering ink on wax-based prints and handling the surface. Included is a step-by-step process of mounting your finished print to a panel, giving you a professional, gallery-ready presentation.

I explain how the wax behaves and how to manage heat, what papers transfer well, simple plate prep and care, a few reliable tools for mark-making, and straightforward ways to build images you can repeat with confidence. You’ll see step-by-step demos of a first pull, printing on the back of the paper, pulling a ghost print, quick additions to a finished print, and an efficient plate clean-down. I explain how the wax behaves and how to manage heat, what papers transfer well, simple plate prep and care, a few reliable tools for mark-making, and straightforward ways to build images you can repeat with confidence. You’ll see step-by-step demos of a first pull, printing on the back of the paper, pulling a ghost print, quick additions to a finished print, and an efficient plate clean-down.