Colin Pratt
- Mixed Media
Although beeswax as a painting medium has been with us for centuries, it’s still not well known. Explore what Encaustic Wax has to offer, with demonstrations on most days, focussing on 3D painting and shellac burns.
Studio Details
Commonage Road Pottery and Gallery / Happs Winery
575 Commonage Road
575 Commonage Road
Quindalup
Opening Hours
- Sat 7 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 8 Sept10am - 4pm
- Mon 9 SeptBy appointment
- Tue 10 Sept10am - 4pm
- Wed 11 SeptBy appointment
- Thu 12 Sept10am - 4pm
- Fri 13 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sat 14 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 15 Sept10am - 4pm
- Mon 16 SeptBy appointment
- Tue 17 Sept10am - 4pm
- Wed 18 SeptBy appointment
- Thu 19 Sept10am - 4pm
- Fri 20 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sat 21 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 22 Sept10am - 4pm
- Parking suitable for cars
- Parking suitable for buses
- Universal access
- Family friendly (suitable for children)
- Refreshments available
As an Encaustic artist I work with beeswax as my medium, incorporating natural wax from hives and naturally bleached wax. Adding ochres and manufactured pigments to colour the wax, this ancient form of art offers enormous opportunities to be creative. Typically, most encaustic paintings are small (20 x 20cm) as wax dries extremely quickly, but I have overcome the difficulties that this presents and produce larger paintings.. Most paintings demonstrate abstract realism, showing recognisable themes using a variety of encaustic techniques. With 25 years experience painting with encaustic wax, it still amazes me that I can find new materials and techniques that can be incorporated into wax – and for the past 2 years I have been working with the Shellac burn which gives a very unusual but complementary finish.
My work is on display at the Commonage Pottery and Gallery (at Happs Winery), where I also conduct workshops when requested for both beginners and more advanced artists.
Workshops will be available during Open Studios.
Events
Family Memories in Encaustic Wax
This workshop is one of several, giving participants an opportunity to try this ancient, but unique, form of painting, and complete a 30x30cm painting of your family tree, history, memorabilia, and photos in the process. All encaustic materials provided, - you just bring the memorabilia. More details on exactly what sort of things to bring will be sent on registration.
14 September 2025
10:30 am - 01:30 pm
Family Memories in Encaustic Wax
This workshop is one of several, giving participants an opportunity to try this ancient, but unique, form of painting, and complete a 30x30cm painting of your family tree, history, memorabilia, and photos in the process. All encaustic materials provided, - you just bring the memorabilia. More details on exactly what sort of things to bring will be sent on registration.
18 September 2025
10:30 am - 01:30 pm
Family Memories in Encaustic Wax
This workshop is one of several, giving participants an opportunity to try this ancient, but unique, form of painting, and complete a 30x30cm painting of your family tree, history, memorabilia, and photos in the process. All encaustic materials provided, - you just bring the memorabilia. More details on exactly what sort of things to bring will be sent on registration.
21 September 2025
10:30 am - 01:30 pm
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