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. Christine will demonstrate her process and guide each participant while encouraging experimentation and individual discovery.

Saturday, September 26, 2026
1:00–5:00 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.