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Encaustic Painting by Lisa Pressman

Lisa Pressman, a New Jersey artist, will present a series of workshops on the art of encaustic painting in various locations throughout the state in April, May, June and July.

Encaustic is a centuries old method of painting with molten beeswax or wax along with pigment resulting in luscious, vibrant colors. In this class we will explore various encaustic techniques including layering, fusing, incising, scraping, combining oil sticks with encaustic, combining encaustic and collage, safety issues and much more.

Encaustic Workshop
Center for Visual Arts
Summit, NJ
April 26th 10am-4pm
908-273-9121

Introduction to Encaustic
Geralyn Art`s Studio
Maplewood, NJ
May 3rd 10am-3pm
973-275-1966

Encaustic Intensive -2 Days
The Art School at Old Church
Demarest, NJ
June 18th & 19th 10am-3pm
201-767-7160

Encaustic Workshop
Center for Visual Arts
Summit, NJ
June 26th, 10am-4pm
908-273-9121

Encaustic Intensive
5 Days
Peter`s Valley Craft Center
Layton, NJ
July 17th-21st, 2009
973-984-5200

Private Workshops
Lisa Pressman: Artist
Telephone: 973-943-8674
Website: http://www.lisapressman.net

Lisa Pressman was featured in a solo show at the Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, TX in March of 2009.She is also represented by The Bennet Street Gallery, Atlanta, GA and the Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Her work was selected as one of three painters for an abstract painting exhibition with the Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series at Rutgers College, NJ later in 2009. She has had numerous one-person exhibitions, group and juried shows throughout New Jersey over the past 20 years. Her work is in many private and corporate collections, including Zais Group (NJ), McKinsey Financial Corporation (NY), and in Hyatt Regency Hotels in Chicago, Atlanta and at the Desert Springs Marriot, Desert Springs.

Lisa has a M.F.A. from Bard College and a B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers University. She has studied encaustics at R&F Encaustics and has attended numerous technical workshops over the past 8 years. She lives and works in West Orange, NJ. She also teaches encaustic at the Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ, The Printmaking Council of NJ and will be teaching an encaustic workshop at Peter’s Valley Arts and Craft Center, Layton ,NJ in the summer of 2009.