Dietlind Vander Schaaf
About Dietlind
Dietlind Vander Schaaf holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco and an MA from the University of Southern Maine. Her work has been described as the transformation of “disparate objects into elegantly simple compositions of pattern and grace” (Artscope). Vander Schaaf has exhibited at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Conrad Wilde Gallery, The Fuller Craft Museum, Kolman & Pryor, and On Center Gallery, among others, and been featured in Maine Home + Design, Decor Maine, Downeast Magazine, UPPERCASE, and Artscope.
Vander Schaaf is a Core Instructor for R&F Handmade Paints, an Ampersand Ambassador, and the former president of New England Wax. She has received grants from the Maine Arts Commission and International Encaustic Artists, as well as a Tending Space Artist Fellowship from the Hemera Foundation. Vander Schaaf has taught workshops throughout the country, including Haystack, Maine College of Art, Penland, Arrowmont, Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Snow Farm, Rhode Island School of Design, and internationally. Her work is represented by Portland Art Gallery, Edgewater Gallery, and Artemis Gallery.
You can view Dietlind’s work at:
www.dietlindvanderschaaf.com
www.instagram.com/dietlindvanderschaaf
Class Details
Beyond The Basics: Encaustic + Mixed Media
Beyond The Basics introduces a range of mixed media compatible for working with encaustic including ink, Pan Pastel, stencils, graphite, charcoal, pencil, artificial metallic leaf, and collage. With a focus on different types of fusing, this workshop will help students learn to create smooth, even surfaces for drawing and transferring and thin layers of encaustic to avoid cloudiness. Encaustic is such a versatile medium. Dietlind will present a variety of ways to work with it highlighting best practices.
Creating Optical Depth
It's time to take what you've learned and apply it. In this mini session, Dietlind will demonstrate how to stack and layer imagery to create a small painting. Working from the ground up, Dietlind will address the substrate, working between layers, and the finished surface to make a painting that has optical depth.
