Painting the Magic
& Mystery of Ireland
Abstracted Birds, Figures and Landscapes
1, 2 & 3 Day Workshops
With Lora Murphy
11th, 12th & 13th June 2024
€150 - for 1 Day
€300 - for 2 Days
€350 - for 3 Days
Includes all materials and lunch
Subsidised accommodation available if required, please contact us directly.
Class Description
11th June - Abstracted Birds
12th June - Portraiture/Figures
13th June - Landscape
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of encaustic art amidst the mystical landscapes of Mulranny in the West of Ireland. Our exclusive workshops offer a unique opportunity to explore the ancient technique of encaustic painting, a method revered since the times of the Greek and Roman empires. We will aim for compositions that features strong, gestural mark-making and a dynamic interplay between light and shadow using layered textures and a palette that reflects the natural elements along with an emphasis on the structural elements within your chosen subject or landscape.
With encaustic we will emphasise a more textured and vigorous brushwork, capturing a sense of raw energy and movement in your work.
The focus in this workshop is Encaustic paint, Oil Paint, Cold Wax, Chalk Paint, Drawing Materials and more. Each day, Lora will provide demonstrations on techniques, including layering, excavating, monoprinting, glazing, color mixing, texture, markmaking and editing.
What You Will Learn
Fundamental techniques: layering, texturing and embedding.
Advanced skills: Collage and abstraction, both with landscape and figure.
Artistic expression: developing your unique style and vision.
Students will receive individualized attention on their art process with the aim of expanding their own artistic practice. The class will focus on content, how to see and how to move work forward.
“Lora Murphy was born in Ireland and educated in Ireland, U.S. and Italy. Trained as an oil painter, she now works primarily in Encaustic and mixed media. Lora teaches workshops in contemporary portraiture in encaustic throughout the world and online. In 2018, Lora became the Director of the Essence of Mulranny Art School in Mulranny Co Mayo on the wild west coast of Ireland. Here she has developed an international program andbought together teachers and students from all over the world. Lora brings a warm, personal touch to her role as Director and in all her actions she demonstrates a philosophy of professional cooperation – not competition – among artists. She has enhanced knowledge, passion and pride for encaustic as a fine art among students and instructors at all stages of their artistic careers. Lora’s artistic career is marked by experimentation, pushing the boundaries of the medium and finding new ways to work with this ancient medium. Her work is expressive, heartfelt and process-driven. ”
