Whether you’re taking your first steps into art or seeking to expand an existing practice, these workshops offer a unique and fulfilling opportunity to unlock your creativity in a relaxed, supportive environment.

Under the guidance of Isabelle—an experienced artist and educator with over 20 years of leading workshops in Ireland and internationally—you’ll be introduced to the core techniques of encaustic painting. From building rich textures to layering color and harnessing the dynamic energy of heat and wax, you’ll engage in a process that is as meditative as it is invigorating.

No experience is necessary. These workshops are open to all levels and are held in intimate, inspiring settings throughout Ireland, encouraging curiosity, creative freedom, and a spirit of exploration.

Each session is rooted in a hands-on, process-focused approach that invites play, experimentation, and personal expression. My intention is for you to leave with more than a finished piece—you’ll walk away feeling creatively recharged and more deeply connected to your own artistic voice.

With a focus on experiential learning, my teaching style embraces intuitive discovery over rigid rules. These workshops are a space to explore, question, and grow—so you not only create meaningful art, but also gain fresh insights, confidence, and a deeper appreciation for your own creative process.

“Isabelle inspires creativity. A great artist with talent and passion, evident in both her art and teaching. Spending time with her encourages experimentation and pushes boundaries. I highly recommend her workshops—a relaxing experience that leaves you craving more.”
– Monica, Workshop Participant

Workshops in Ireland 2027

Create. Explore. Slow Down.

Join me in Ireland for a collection of intimate encaustic workshops designed to nurture creativity, curiosity and connection.

Whether you’re discovering encaustic for the first time or returning to deepen your practice, each workshop offers far more than technical tuition. Together we’ll explore the beauty of wax, light and texture while learning to trust our intuition and develop work that feels deeply personal.

With small groups, plenty of individual guidance and beautiful venues across Galway, Dublin and Connemara, these workshops are designed to leave you feeling inspired, refreshed and creatively reconnected.

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One-Day Encaustic Immersion Workshops

Discover the magic of encaustic painting.

If you’ve always wanted to try encaustic—or you’d like to refresh your skills—these one-day workshops are the perfect place to begin.

You’ll learn the essential techniques of working with hot wax, including layering, fusing, mark-making, scraping and creating luminous surfaces, while also exploring colour, composition and intuitive painting.

By the end of the day you’ll leave with a solid understanding of the medium, finished pieces to take home and, most importantly, the confidence to continue your encaustic journey.

Suitable for complete beginners and experienced artists alike.

20th March 2027 — Galway City, Ireland ( booked out – waiting list open )

A hands-on immersion into the fundamentals of encaustic painting. Learn how to layer, fuse, scrape, and manipulate wax to create luminous, textured surfaces while developing your own expressive language.

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21st March 2027 — Dublin City, Ireland ( booked out – waiting list open )

This one-day workshop offers a supportive environment to explore encaustic techniques, from mark-making and layering to intuitive composition. A perfect opportunity to reconnect with your creativity through process-led making.

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10th July 2027 — Galway City, Ireland

Discover the unique tactile qualities of encaustic painting in this immersive day workshop. You’ll explore surface, translucency, and movement, learning how wax can hold gesture, memory, and emotion.

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11th July 2027 — Dublin City, Ireland

A continuation of the Encaustic Immersion series, this workshop invites you to experiment freely while gaining a solid technical foundation. Expect playful exploration balanced with practical guidance.

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9th October 2027 — Galway City, Ireland

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Encaustic Weekends

Immerse Yourself

Our weekend workshops offer something very different.

Rather than focusing solely on technique, these immersive retreats invite you to slow down, observe deeply and allow the landscape to influence your work.

Over two or three days we’ll combine demonstrations, guided exercises and plenty of studio time with conversation, reflection and creative exploration. Working in small groups means there’s time for individual guidance while giving you the freedom to discover your own visual language.

These weekends are about more than learning encaustic.

They’re about reconnecting with creativity, finding inspiration in remarkable places and giving yourself the space to make work that feels authentic.

Suitable for beginners and experienced artists alike.

Layers of Light: Distilling the Landscape through Light & Form

13th–14th March 2027 — Renvyle Bay, Ireland– limited availability

Explore how light transforms the landscape as you create expressive encaustic paintings inspired by Connemara’s extraordinary coastline. Through sketching, observation and layered wax, you’ll discover how to simplify the landscape into atmosphere, rhythm and memory.

Perfect for: artists wanting to loosen their approach and develop a more expressive response to landscape.

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The Lay of the Land: Mapping Memories in Layers

16th–18th July 2027 — Renvyle Bay, Ireland– limited availability

A three-day exploration of texture, memory and place. Using layers of wax, you’ll build richly textured surfaces inspired by cliffs, shorelines and the changing landscape, discovering how texture itself can become a language for storytelling.

Perfect for: anyone wanting to explore texture and abstraction through encaustic.

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Layers of Light: Distilling the Landscape through Light & Form

16th–17th October 2027 — Dublin city centre, Ireland– limited availability

Experience the same inspiring workshop in the heart of Dublin, exploring how light, colour and atmosphere can transform your approach to landscape painting.

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