Beginning Cold Wax Workshop
Explore the rich layers, texture and mark-making possibilities of oil paint mixed with cold-wax medium.
This four-hour, beginner-friendly workshop introduces practical ways to apply, scrape, layer and excavate oil and cold wax on paper. I will demonstrate my process and guide each participant while encouraging experimentation and individual discovery.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
414 E. Ojai Ave.
Ojai, CA 93023
Classroom #4
Please enter from the courtyard. The classroom is at the former Chaparral High School site, next to the skate park.
Tuition: $175
Maximum: 8 students
No previous cold-wax experience is necessary. Familiarity with oil paint is helpful but not required.
WHAT TO BRING
Required:
• A limited palette of oil paints:
• Titanium White
• One warm and one cool red
• One warm and one cool blue
• One warm and one cool yellow
• Ivory Black, optional
• One roll of paper towels
• A small bottle of Gamsol in its original labeled container
• A lidded glass or metal container for cleaning tools
• Several old plastic gift or credit cards to use as scrapers
• A flexible silicone bowl scraper or squeegee
• Nitrile gloves
• A few brushes
• An apron or clothing suitable for painting
Optional—bring these if you already have them:
• A brayer
• Stencils
• PanPastels
• Favorite mark-making or scraping tools
PROVIDED BY CHRISTINE
• Oil-painting paper
• Cardboard supports
• Low-tack blue painter’s tape
• Cold-wax medium
• Shared specialty tools and materials
Silicone scraper example:
Multi-Purpose Silicone Scraper – Bowl Dough Icing Dish Pot Pan & More
For studio safety, all Gamsol must remain in its original labeled container and be used from a covered glass or metal cleaning container.
Workshop Cancellation Policy
Because workshop spaces are limited and materials are prepared in advance, please let me know promptly if your plans change.
Cancellations received at least seven days before the workshop begins qualify for a full refund. Cancellations received less than seven days before the workshop, and missed attendance, are nonrefundable.
You may transfer your registration to another participant at no additional charge. Please contact me before the workshop with the replacement participant’s name.
If I cancel the workshop, you will receive a full refund. If I reschedule it, you may choose to attend the new date or receive a full refund.
To request a cancellation or transfer, please use the contact form on this website and include your name and workshop date.
$175.00
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Explore the rich layers, texture and mark-making possibilities of oil paint mixed with cold-wax medium.
This four-hour, beginner-friendly workshop introduces practical ways to apply, scrape, layer and excavate oil and cold wax on paper. Christine will demonstrate her process and guide each participant while encouraging experimentation and individual discovery.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
414 E. Ojai Ave.
Ojai, CA 93023
Classroom #4
Please enter from the courtyard. The classroom is at the former Chaparral High School site, next to the skate park.
Tuition: $175
Maximum: 8 students
No previous cold-wax experience is necessary. Familiarity with oil paint is helpful but not required.
WHAT TO BRING
Required:
• A limited palette of oil paints:
• Titanium White
• One warm and one cool red
• One warm and one cool blue
• One warm and one cool yellow
• Ivory Black, optional
• One roll of paper towels
• A small bottle of Gamsol in its original labeled container
• A lidded glass or metal container for cleaning tools
• Several old plastic gift or credit cards to use as scrapers
• A flexible silicone bowl scraper or squeegee
• Nitrile gloves
• A few brushes
• An apron or clothing suitable for painting
Optional—bring these if you already have them:
• A brayer
• Stencils
• PanPastels
• Favorite mark-making or scraping tools
PROVIDED BY CHRISTINE
• Oil-painting paper
• Cardboard supports
• Low-tack blue painter’s tape
• Cold-wax medium
• Shared specialty tools and materials
Silicone scraper example:
https://zoiechloe.com/collections/all/products/multi-purpose-silicone-scraper-bowl-dough-icing-dish-pot-pan-more
For studio safety, all Gamsol must remain in its original labeled container and be used from a covered glass or metal cleaning container.
Workshop Cancellation Policy
Because workshop spaces are limited and materials are prepared in advance, please let me know promptly if your plans change.
Cancellations received at least seven days before the workshop begins qualify for a full refund. Cancellations received less than seven days before the workshop, and missed attendance, are nonrefundable.
You may transfer your registration to another participant at no additional charge. Please contact me before the workshop with the replacement participant’s name.
If I cancel the workshop, you will receive a full refund. If I reschedule it, you may choose to attend the new date or receive a full refund.
To request a cancellation or transfer, please use the contact form on this website and include your name and workshop date.
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