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Sun, Nov 02
|Aurora
Encaustic Painting for Beginners
Learn the ancient art of Encaustic Painting with artist Dania Al Obaidi. This technique uses bees wax, pigment and heat in combination of specialized tools and techniques. Come curious, leave with your own encaustic artwork!
Time & Location
Nov 02, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Aurora, 2 Orchard Heights Blvd Unit 40, Aurora, ON L4G 3W3, Canada
About the event
Encaustic for Beginners with Dania Al- Obaidi
Sunday November 2, 2025
11:00 AM- 2:30 PM
$165 per person
Discover the beauty of encaustic wax in this beginner-friendly workshop. Explore the history of this ancient medium while learning about different wax types, surfaces, tools, and techniques. Through layering, stenciling, and scraping, you’ll experiment with both smooth and textured applications.
You’ll also learn how to integrate pigments and watch as wax shifts seamlessly between solid and liquid states—unlocking its unique creative potential.
Fees: All materials and tools are provided by the instructor and are included in the cost of the workshop. Particpants will leave with their very own work of art!
Location: This workshop will be held in the main space of Micak Gallery. We are in the heart of Aurora located in St. Andrew’s Village Plaza at Yonge St. & Orchard Heights Blvd near Centra Grocery. Look for the neon pink ART sign.
About the Instructor:
Iraqi - Canadian artist Dania Al-Obaidi's encaustic works blend ancient techniques with dynamic, modern compositions. Trained in Fine Arts at Baghdad University and furthering her education in Canada, Al-Obaidi has exhibited extensively across Iraq, Canada, and the United States.
Al-Obaidi's abstract encaustic paintings are deeply influenced by the interplay of memory and emotion. Describing the process of layering wax as like the way memories are built and preserved within the mind, each layer of colour adds depth and meaning.
Encaustic, or “hot wax” painting, is an ancient art form involving mixing heated beeswax with coloured pigments. The wax is then applied in layers onto a surface using tools such as brushes, palette knives, or often in Al-Obaidi's case, her hands.
These visually striking compositions are rich with expressive colours and textures and tell vibrant stories with filled with symbolism and emotive imagery. Works you can feel.
“Encaustic painting reflects life itself—the balance between discipline and spontaneity. And unlike life, it offers mercy; you can always scrape it off and start anew.” - Dania Al- Obaidi
Learn more about Dania at: https://www.micakgallery.com/dania-al-obaidi