Dale Roberts

Have you ever been dissatisfied with your painting method, or perhaps found that initial excitement a “new” medium offered is fading? If you are wondering how painters can keep the creative energy alive for years or even decades, I will share the core of my own studio practice that has nurtured my efforts for nearly 40 years.

This workshop will explore the possibilities that a counter intuitive approach to underpainting will have on the eventual finished work. We will consider working through a painting by establishing an abstract identity at the initial stage which will form the foundation upon which to build your image. Working from life, sketches or photographs (or any combination) we will build to a finished work reacting to the initial layers on the panel. This process is applicable to any subject or direction you wish to pursue. Ultimately your work can have a quality of richness and complexity stemming from an indirect approach. Every painting can have its own unique character giving your studio practice richness and excitement as well. - Dale Roberts

Provided supplies:

Encaustic medium and paints provided
Participants can also purchase Enkaustikos and R&F paints in addition to colors provided at The Encaustic Center at 20% off.
Heat gun provided
Provided but please bring more:
gloves
brushes
paper towels
scraping tools

Please bring:

Four large-ish boards in the 20" to 24" range: cradled panels - Dick Blick offers these large-ish sizes: 18"x24", 20"x20", 24"x24" or even 24"x36" - any variety and depth is fine.
Boards should be gessoed with encaustic gesso. Purchase at The Encaustic Center (reach out so I can order in plenty of time) - or: encaustic gesso
Reference material; this can include still life objects, drawings, color studies, and photographs
Tape - blue 1"
Palette knives
razor blades

About Dale

Dale O. Roberts was born in Waterville, New York in 1959. Roberts is a painter, working primarily in the encaustic medium for over 35 years, as well as Silverpoint, gouache and egg tempera. Roberts graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing from Tyler School of Art in 1982. He is represented at Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia PA, Blue Heron Gallery in Wellfleet MA, Marshall Gallery in Scottsdale AZ, the Gallery 1261 in Denver CO, Church Street Gallery in Westchester PA, and Art Nou Mil-Lenni Gallery in Barcelona Spain. He has paintings in many public and private collections including PECO, Cozen O’Connor law firm, Rutgers University Museum, Community College of Philadelphia Museum, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania Hospital and Vanguard Investment Group.

He has presented many workshops unique to his practice as a painter throughout the united states and Canada over the past 20 years. Roberts is a father of two sons, Benjamin and Joshua and lives with his wife Lisa of 33 years in Norristown PA.
www.dalerobertsencaustic.com

Payment and Registration info:

The cost of the workshop is $625.00

Please register asap; these spaces fill up quickly!

Balance due:

September 16th, 2022: $525

Cancellation policy:

A $100.00 non-refundable non-transferable deposit holds your space. In the event of cancellation after the balance is paid in full, by September 16th, 2022; $515.00 will be refunded if someone from the waiting list is able to attend. No cancellation refunds after September 16th. If The Encaustic Center needs to reschedule the workshop due to Covid and you are unable to make the new date, a refund or transfer is honored.

Payment Options:

▪via PayPal or credit card using the payment option below

▪via Zelle to bonny@bonnyleibowitz.com

▪By check to The Encaustic Center, 580 W Arapaho Rd. #271, Richardson, TX, 75080

▪By credit card; call Bonny at 214-405-5993

▪By cash at The Bonny Studio or The Encaustic Center, please call or email Bonny to schedule a time: bonny@theencausticcenter.com or 214-405-5993

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Dale Roberts: Liberate your process using indirect underpainting strategies

About Dale

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The Bonny Studio & Encaustic Center

Dale Roberts: Liberate your process using indirect underpainting strategies

About Dale

Sign up for the Dale Roberts Workshop

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