Spend the week creating encaustic paintings in the charming French village of Sauveterre de Béarn, enjoying cliff views overlooking the Gave d’Oleron river and the Pyrenees mountains. In this 7-day course you will: Explore Luminous Color: Deep dive into making paintings that explore the radiant color and beauty of encaustic paint. Expand Color Knowledge: Thoroughly explore opaque and transparent color relationships, prismatic color, muted tones, and chromatic grays. Create Sophisticated Relationships: Make paintings that use color in sophisticated ways, referencing the local colors of Southwest France. Incorporate Mindfulness: Engage in mindfulness drawing exercises each morning to open ideas to creativity and “flow”.