Experience Level: All levels of experience are welcome.
Registration: Each student must register individually. Click the Cancellation Policy tab above for more info.
Materials List: Click the Materials List tab above for a list of materials/supplies students need to bring to the workshop.
Materials Fee: $35 paid directly to instructor for some supplies on the first day.
Location: Sedona Arts Center, Theatre Studio.
Whatever your relationship is to picture making – beginner, intermediate or advanced – having the option to incorporate encaustic into your art practice is essential. Come dip into the world of working with hot, molten beeswax paint in this fast moving workshop. Perfect also as a refresher course, we will establish good painting practices with understanding fusing, laying medium, encaustic “friends”, building texture and more. Class time will be divided between demonstrations and individual work time. Proper studio ventilation, wax safety, and how to “finish” artworks in terms of framing and care will also be touched upon. Students will leave with a couple of finished pieces and be recharged by this dynamic workshop.
$35 additional fee paid to the instructor on the first day for materials she provides. See more information about materials students need to bring to the workshop by clicking the Materials List tab above.
Hélène Farrar is a Maine-based American artist who works primarily in encaustic. Her colorful paintings draw themes from the natural world and her observations of it, and they have a depth and luminousness achieved through careful attention to texture and surface quality. She considers her work part of a conversation about humanity, beauty, and nature. Hélène is a masterful teacher with over 25 years of working with individuals from a formal setting to workshops across the USA in prestigious institutions such as the Haystack School, the Farnsworth Museum, and the International Encaustics Conference. When Hélène isn’t painting, she is happiest biking, reading, listening to live music and noticing the flowers. She recently located to Rockland, Maine with her husband, college-heading daughter, and a sassy cat. She has a studio in Tenants Harbor, Maine with an ever evolving ocean view.
A $35 additional fee paid to the instructor for materials she provides. I will provide all encaustic medium, starter panels (sizes under 8 X 8 inches), access to additional encaustic colors, oil paint sticks, tools and such.
Students may register online or call Sedona Arts Center Office at 928-282-3809, Ext 1 or toll free at 866-282-3809 Ext 1.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express are accepted or student may pay with cash or check by registering in person during office hours Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.
In-Person and Online Classes Cancellation
Payment in full is due upon registration, or a payment plan can be put in place by the student upon check-out through Sezzle.
There is a $125 Cancellation Fee for any cancellations made before February 27, 2026. Remaining balance will be refunded.
There are no refunds after February 27, 2026.
If Sedona Arts Center cancels the workshop for any reason, all payments made will be refunded in full.
Note: If traveling to Sedona, we strongly urge students to purchase refundable airline tickets or travel insurance in case of workshop cancellation due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen changes. Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for non-refundable ticket purchases or lodging fees.
Important Message
Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for providing make-up sessions or issuing refunds, credits, or transfers for courses missed as a result of illness, emergencies, or other events beyond our control. There are absolutely no refunds after the cut-off date for any reason, unless Sedona Arts Center has to cancel the workshop, then all fees paid will be refunded in full.
