Thursday, February 15, 2024

Scheduling workshops for 2024

How quickly time is flying by. I have had many workshops in this new year and there seems to be renewed interest in cold wax and oil classes and of course the excaustic workshops continue.
I no longer post dates for the classes, but schedule around the dates that the creatives choose. Those are my private classes and there are also sign-ups from Trip Advisor and Vawaa. I have been so busy that I have litte time to make new paintings, but 5 of my encasutic abstract paintings have been part of a group show in Gallery Calderoni, in San Miguel de Allende since December. Sales are good
It is a privilege to meet many new people that wish to expand their creativity both in the studio and in the gallery.
Contact me to schedule your workshop: and check out the workshop details and photos at my webssite

Monday, January 22, 2024

Cold Wax and oil Workshops

I love teaching these workshops,meeting new people, seeing their artistic expansion, if they have painting experience or not. We use color and more color. The world can seem dark and intense. Let's add love, light and playfulness in out art and lives

Monday, November 27, 2023

Now is the time to book your 2024 workshop

I am offering a limtied discount; 10% off any workshop until June 2024 using the cetificate. Use it for yourself or as a gift for that special artist in your life. With comments or questions contact me at "ezshwan4art@gmail.com"
Here are some commments from students: Since your class, I have been so excited with this medium. I cannot tell you the response I’ve been getting! I want to thank you for that workshop. The WHOLE experience in your studio was so wonderful and think about often." J.I. Rode Island ​Thanks for giving such a great workshop!I really enjoyed it; The creativity is endless with encaustic!!! Thank you again for a wonderful class and for introducing me to encaustic painting. I very much enjoyed the experience and your kind, instructive energy made it possible for me to learn much in only two days!

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Holiday Sale

It's that time to begin thinking about holiday gift giving. How about something lasting, no size choice mistakes, just a unique, original painting that can to shipped internationally? (shipping charges are extra) These special paintings are all in a 16" x 20" white mats that can fit into a standard frame. If you have questions or comments, contact me at ezshwan4art@gmail.com. Here are also a few larger images of the sale paintings:

Monday, November 6, 2023

The Joy of Teaching

I have been blessed to have shared my knowlege of the encasutic technique and cold wax painting for over 18 yeas years here in San Miguel de Allende. My classes bring me joy and I love being able to offer them. It takes a lot of preparation to make them right for each participant. I take time to decide where to focus on the techniques, how to fulfill the emotional elements of the class and then adding new inspirations. That will hopefully create a personal experience for each participant. I now ask those interested in experincing paintig with wax and fire (encasustic) to let me know when they will be in San Miguel and we can plan the dates of the classes that best suit our schedules.
We can focus on painting portraits or abstracts,transfers or photo encaustic. For more information please see my website. or contact me at

Sunday, September 10, 2023

The Power of Red

I have been a student of color for over 50 years. I wrote a short book about that subject and I have plans to create some YouTube videos about the importance of color in our lives, personalities, emotions and bodies. Just recently as I have been checking my files of sales and comments, I noticed that almost every red painting I made in the past few years has sold. From my book,"Red is a forceful and stimulating color. It is the great energizer. Red helps us integrate into our physical body. It speeds up the pulse rate, raises the blood pressure and increases the respiration. It is a color of activity and intensity. corresponding to fire and blood, it stimulates the passions, the life force and the appetite. Red indicates force, vigor and energy... If a human body is lacking the red vibration that person could be inclined to be lazy, idle, sleepy and anemic. The appetite would be diminished. Here is what some others artist and designers have said about red: "I want a red to be sonorous, to sound like a bell. If it doesn't turn out that way, I add more red and other colors until I get it." Pierre Auguste Renoir "Of all the hues, red has the most potency."Jack Lenoard Larsen "Red is the ultimate cure for sadness." Bill Blass "It is not pure fantasy to say that the color red is like the sound of a trumpet." Joyce Carey "You can't go wrong with the use of red. Every painting should have red in it." George De Groat Here are some of my sold painting that have a lot of red in them;