Workshops

Encaustic & mixed media workshops.

Chestnut Hill Farm, Saugerties, NY.

Two day Photo-encaustic workshops.

Dates; May 31 & June 1, July 8 & 9,

and November 22 & 23

$750.00 for each two day session.

This workshop will focus on combining digital photographs and encaustic medium into mixed media artworks, using your own photographic images. Student's digital image files will be printed ahead of the scheduled workshop on specific Japanese papers for use during the class, (so you will be asked to submit images several weeks before the class). Learn how to transform a digitally produced image into a one of a kind piece of art.

Chestnut Hill Farm is set on 53 acres beside a picturesque creek. Overnight ‘BNB' accommodations are available on the Farm, if interested call Norma (516) 659 2297.

The property includes a lovely pond, hiking trails, glamping sites, an 1840’s farm house, and creative arts studios in the barn. The address is 269 Wilhelm Road, Saugerties, NY 12477. To reserve a space, or for more information please contact Norma Hill at Chestnut Hill Farm.

Thank you.



Workshop In San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

October 5th thru 9th, 2025

Mixed media; encaustic paint/ India ink, acrylic paint/ powdered charcoal/ collage/ etc. Working on panels as well as working on glass will be covered. Cost: $950.00

Tessa Mckim’s Encaustic Studio.

This workshop will focus on combining digital photographs and encaustic medium into mixed media artworks, using your own photographic images. Student's digital image files will be printed ahead of the scheduled workshop on specific Japanese papers for use during the class, (so you will be asked to submit images several weeks before the class). Learn how to transform a digitally produced image into a one of a kind work of art.

The workshop will incorporate encaustic paint, acrylic paint, water color, charcoal, drawings, India ink, gold and silver leaf, and more with encaustic medium.

This workshop will take place at Tessa Mckim’s Encaustic Studio, located near restaurants, grocery stores, cafes, and is an easy taxi, or bus ride into the main part of town, or even walk into town. And if you are interested, Laura will be teaching a three day workshop just before mine in the same studio building.

For more info contact me, or visit Tessa’s site; https://www.tessamckim.com/


February 16 thru 21, 2026.

Join me In Guanajuato Mexico for a five day workshop (and one more day visiting the neighborhood). The class will take place at Sherrie Posternak’s studio.

This will be a week long encaustic, photo, & mixed media workshop in Guanajuato, Mexico. Learn techniques combining encaustic medium with digital imagery printed on selected Japanese papers, and combining charcoal drawing, acrylic paint, India ink, water color, stains, random marks, gold & silver leaf, and more. The goal of the workshop will be to push a digital image into a one of a kind piece of artwork. We will also have the chance to work on glass with and without using encaustic. Your images will be printed before the class on large sheets of Tengucho and Mulberry papers, so I will need digital image files no later than January 26, 2026 to print them for you before we meet.

For more information you can contact me, or contact Sherrie or sherrierp@gmail.com (PayPal or Zelle payments). The cost for the week is $950.00, which will include printed images, encaustic medium, use of typical encaustic studio equipment, coffee, tea, lunch, and happy hour cocktails. Students can bring their own prepared panels to work on, or purchase from Sherrie before the workshop (more info will be sent once you sign up). Also; I suggest that you verify with myself or Sherrie that the class will run before making travel arrangements.


Woodstock School of Art

Photo Encaustic & Mixed Media

December 6 & 7, 2025

This workshop will focus on incorporating digital photographs and encaustic medium into mixed media artworks. Student digital image files will be printed ahead of the scheduled workshop on specific Japanese papers for use during the class. Students will learn methods to manipulate a digitally produced image into a one of a kind piece. The class will address combining acrylic paint, water color, charcoal, drawings, India ink, gold and silver leaf, and more with encaustic medium. Digital files from participants need to be sent to the instructor (me) on or before November 10, 2025 so that printing the files can happen before we meet. This class sells out early.

For more information or to register visit; Woodstock School of Art



Artwork After Pushing the Print Button (Digital images and mixed media)

Online Workshop Feb. 15 & 16, 2025

(Saturday & Sunday)

3:00-4:30 PM EST

This workshop will explain the materials for mixed media approaches that I've been incorporating into my artwork. I am a firm believer that one can add a lot more life to a digital image, after it is printed. I will show methods that can add new meaning to a printed image, and create a one-of-a-kind unique and unrepeatable artwork from a digital file.

For the first session I will go over methods that incorporate mixed media with encaustic medium. Some of the materials tI will demonstrate include acrylic paint, India ink, powdered graphite, stains, splatters, torn and reassembled photos, etc.

The second session I will show ways to manipulate a digital image on glass using shellac, India ink, powdered graphite, and more, etc.

These methods can also be used with acrylic medium resulting in a similar feel. So you don't even need to use wax if you don't work with encaustic.

I plan to offer this workshop not as a "work along with the teacher and do what the teacher says" event, but rather an option to watch, ask questions, engage in discussion, and then if you want you can apply whatever makes sense for your own art making, and you can print your own images to work with, or I can print your images for you (for a fee) if you want after the class. So you won't need any special materials during the workshop.

This workshop is great for those who are photographers, (or not), or anyone familiar with encaustic paint, (or not), people who like to draw, use watercolor, (or not), or people who work in collage (or not).


One of the main characteristics for these methods are the papers I print on; very thin, and very compatible for the things I'll show you.

The cost for the two day workshop is $250.00. I can accept check, or Venmo, or Square; https://wayne-montecalvo.square.site/; (preferred). 

Or PayPal.

If you would like printed image files after the workshop, Let's talk during the class. $45.00 per sheet (print area 22”x 36”) up to six images per sheet on Japanese Washi, with $15.00 to cover USPS shipping tube.

You can also contact me with questions, or you can sign up on my mailing list and leave me a note to contact you if you have questions.


Woodstock School of Art

Photo Encaustic & Mixed Media

March 29 & 30, 2025

9:00AM to 4:00PM

I'll be teaching in Woodstock again! For more info contact the Woodstock School of Art, hope to see you there!


Painting With Fire (PWF) 2024/25

This is a great collection of videos from 27 encaustic artists teaching the way they work and the methods they've invented working with encaustic paint. And you get two videos from each artist! But if you purchase the set from me, it helps me out and you'll still get access to all the other artist. Artist's videos will be added once the program begins with the new 2024/25 season. If interested follow link below. Oh, and you can view the videos as often as you like.

Price $298.00

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Art Alchemy; Digital images, Encaustic & Mixed Media.

Online workshop, five sessions beginning October 26, 2024.

Join me for five workshops days, October 6, November 9,16, 23, & December 14, 2024. These classes will be offered through C2C Art Projects. I will cover the ways I use photographic imagery with encaustic and other materials. These will be live meetings, demos, explainations, discussions, and a lot of interaction with dialog from students as well as Q&A. For more information you can contact me on my contact page, or visit the workshop page to learn more or to sign up at; C2C Art Projects. To learn more of my methods please visit my website; https://www.waynemontecalvo.com/