Personal Art Instruction

Specializing in Encaustic, Mixed Media Collage, and Nature Printing
Customized instruction built around your interests
Focus on tapping into your intuitive creative voice
No need to bring or buy anything - I provide all materials and tools!
3 hours of personal instruction $325 plus a $25 materials fee
Bring a friend for $225 plus a $25 materials fee - you each save $50
Up to two people can work with me at my private home studio in West Asheville
Or, for groups of 3-8, I'll create a custom class at 310 ART in Asheville's famous River Arts District ($350 total for the first person, $250 each additional person)
Cost for additional hours per person varies based on location, topic, and materials (range of $45-$85)
For a full day of instruction (6 hours, beginning at 10am) cost is $475 plus $30 materials for one, or $750 plus $60 materials for two

Encaustic: Painting with Wax and Heat

Each session is 3 hours long, and includes all materials and a reference handout to take home, for $350. Bring a friend for $250 - you each save $50!

We'll start where you are: if you need basics, we'll cover them. If not, we'll skip straight to the topics that most interest you - refining your fusing technique, getting a smooth surface, making your own medium, collage, image transfer, scraping, building texture, incorporating oil and pastel, or drawing on the surface. Or, bring your work in progress for trouble-shooting.

Each student will get a minimum of two pre-primed Encausticbord panels to work on along with access to a wide variety of tools and materials.

Contact me directly to schedule your session.

What students are saying about learning encaustic painting with Bridget Benton:

"It was easy working with Bridget and I felt successful at the end of the day - yay!"

"I learned so much today with a variety of techniques and materials. Bridget's enthusiasm is so inspiring!"

"It was so wonderful and such a great creative outlet!"

"Bridget was very knowledgeable and made a non-artist feel like an artist!"

"Awesome! Learned so much – great style of teaching."

"Informative and fun. I appreciated Bridget's willingness to adapt her instruction to student interest . . . I liked getting a great array of ideas/techniques for future experimentation and practice."

"Wonderfully amazing. Great with the group and for me as an individual. [It was my] first time with any of the info and had a great time."