From Stuck to Flow

From Stuck to Flow

Exploring, Reworking & Transforming Your Encaustic Paintings

Workshop with Dietlind Vander Schaaf & Bettina Egli

We all know the moment: you look at a painting and simply don’t know what to do next. Perhaps something isn’t working, but you can’t identify what it is. Maybe you’re afraid of losing the parts you love. Or you have simply worked on the piece for too long and can no longer see it with fresh eyes.

This four-day workshop is about exactly those moments.

Rather than teaching you “quick fixes” for your paintings, we will help you develop a repertoire of creative responses for those moments when you don’t know what to do next. Through playful exercises, series work, experimentation, critique and individual coaching, we will explore ways to loosen attachment, see our work differently, take creative risks and discover new directions.

You will also be invited to bring an encaustic painting from your own studio that you feel stuck with. Together, we will look at these works with fresh eyes, explore what is already working and consider different possibilities for moving your work forward or transforming it completely.

Encaustic is particularly suited to this process. Its possibilities for layering, covering, scraping back, excavating and rebuilding allow a painting to change radically while still carrying traces of what came before.

Detailed Workshop Schedule

This workshop is designed for artists with previous encaustic experience who are comfortable with the basic techniques and are ready to explore new directions in their work. The workshop will be taught in English/German.

October 13, 2027: Welcome Wine & Cheese

October 14 – 17, 2027:  4 day workshop

Max 10 participants

CHF 990 / $ 1’250* (including catering and Materials Fee)

CHF 780 / $ 970* (excluding all catering, including Materials Fee)

Travel, transfers, accommodation and optional activities and meals are not included.

Deposit: CHF 150 / $ 200 due at registration
Balance Due by May 01, 2027

The deposits are credited against the tuition fee.

All cancellations must be made in writing.  Cancellations received no later than May 01, 2027 receive a refund less a CHF 150 cancellation fee. If you cancel after May 01, 2027 your fee is non-refundable.

* Exchange Rates may vary and will be applied at the time of booking. The price in Swiss francs (CHF) is binding; prices shown in $ are for reference only

This workshop is currently fully booked. If you would still love to join us, please add your name to the waiting list. I’ll be happy to let you know if a space becomes available.

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