Saturday, July 26 | 10 am to 4 pm | $150

Explore the excitement and experimentation of painting with oil and cold wax medium!  Award winning artist Mark Witzling will introduce you to this creative painting process and the variety of the tools, surfaces, and techniques used to create fun, expressive and colorful works of art. Loosen up, explore your creativity, and enjoy this fun hands-on experience!  There will be plenty of hands-on painting time, instructor demos, and one-on-one instructor time. Learn to bring compositions to life!  No experience required. Just bring yourself, a friend or two, and your creativity!  Students may want to bring a light lunch or snack.  If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Foundry as soon as you are able.

Mark Witzling is an accomplished award-winning abstract oil and cold wax painter. His art is in the collection of the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe and private collections in the US, Europe and Asia. His work appears in the “bible” of the medium – Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts, Conversations (Crowell & McLaughlin), and Artfolio: A Curated Collection of the World’s Most Exciting Artists.  In addition to teaching workshops, he has participated in the artist residency program at Chateau Orquevaux (France) and is a two-time recipient of the Diderot Grant.  He has judged numerous art fairs and currently serves on the Board of Hope Creates and the Delmar Maker District. Mark has served as Executive Director of Craft Alliance in St. Louis and holds degrees from Macalester College and Boston University.