WORKSHOPS
In-Person Workshops
IN A GROUP CLASS SETTING
Slow Art, Strong Marks
Explore layers, texture, and intuitive mark-making
Medium: Oil paints and cold wax medium
Slow down, breathe, and discover the magic of painting with cold wax medium!
In this workshop, we build rich layers, create beautiful textures, and learn to work with cold wax medium. No pressure, no perfection, just playful exploration and discovering of a very addictive medium!
Date: 14 and 15 February 2026
Time: 10.00 - 12.30 and 1.30 - 4.30 o’clock
Place: Route de Nice, Opio, France
Price: € 250 (all materials and one pot of ‘home made’ cold wax included, you will only have to bring your own supports like oil paper, (cradled) panels, small canvasses/canvasboard)
All levels, min. 3 persons, max. 6 persons
Language spoken: French, English, Dutch
Lunch not included (tea, coffee, nibbles provided)
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How to use cold wax medium in your paintings
all about the tools we use when painting with cold wax
all about the different surfaces
understanding drying time
working wet on wet
building layers of color
creating textures and lines using a variety of tools and techniques
using opaque and transparent colors
incorporating pigments, pan pastels or other loose powders into your work
using glazes to create veils of color
masking and stenciling techniques
exploring color, value and contrast
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We’ll send you a full list of art materials once you register. One pot of cold wax is included in the workshop
Your lunch (tea, coffee, snacks to nibble provided)
Reference pictures if you want to paint figurative or get ideas for an abstract painting
Clothes that don’t mind a splash of paint, painting with cold wax can be a messy process!
A sense of fun and a loose mindset
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Cold Wax and Oil Paint (adding soft pastel, Neocolor II’s, pan pastels etc.. to the mix too!)
If you are an acrylic painter, check out my Workshop ‘Powerwax and Acrylics’
Blooms and Layers
Explore flowers in color, texture, and intuitive mark-making
Medium: Acrylics and Powerwax
Discover the joy of painting flowers with acrylics and Powerwax!
In this workshop, we’ll play with color, texture, and layers to create lively, expressive flowers. No rules — just fun, freedom, and learning how to let your marks grow organically on the page.
Date: 14 and 15 March 2026
Time: 10.00 - 12.30 and 1.30 - 4.30 o’clock
Place: Route de Nice, Opio, France
Price: € 250 (all materials included)
All levels, min. 3 persons, max. 6 persons
Language spoken: French, English, Dutch
Lunch not included (tea, coffee, nibbles provided)
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Techniques to build layers and texture with Powerwax and acrylics
How to mix vibrant colors for flowers and foliage
How to paint intuitively, letting your brush (or fingers!) guide you
Using tools like palette knives, brushes, and scrapers to add depth and pattern
Adding interest to your paintings with soft pastel, pan pastels and markers
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Materials included. If you want to paint in your favorite acrylic colors, bring them!
Clothes that don’t mind a splash of paint, painting with cold wax can be a messy process!
A sense of fun and a loose mindset
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Powerwax and acrylics
Fabulous Faces
Explore portraits with intuition, color, and expressive marks
Medium: Acrylic + Powerwax
In this workshop, we focus on expressive portraits, playing with layers, marks, textures and collage. No need to paint a perfect portrait — with curiosity, creativity, and experimentation you will find your own style!
Date: 11 and 12 April 2026
Time: 10.00 - 12.30 and 1.30 - 4.30 o’clock
Place: Route de Nice, Opio, France
Price: € 250 (all materials included)
All levels, min. 3 persons, max. 6 persons
Language spoken: French, English, Dutch
Lunch not included (tea, coffee, nibbles provided)
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Techniques to build layers and texture with Powerwax and acrylics
How to add a portrait to your ‘busy’ background
How to paint the features
Using tools like palette knives, brushes, and scrapers to add depth and pattern
Adding interest to your portraits with soft pastel, pan pastels and markers
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Materials included. If you want to paint in your favorite acrylic colors, bring them!
Clothes that don’t mind a splash of paint, painting with cold wax can be a messy process!
A sense of fun and a loose mindset
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Powerwax and acrylics
Weekly cold wax class for beginners and advanced
every Friday Afternoon
Route de Nice, Opio, France
A cozy weekly session to paint, play, and grow your skills, one painting at a time!
Do you like to add texture to your work? love the look of cold wax? Join me in these weekly classes to explore experiment with color, texture, and marks.
. Each session is relaxed, friendly, and full of inspiration!
Date: Every Friday Afternoon
Time: 2 - 4.30 o’clock
Place: Route de Nice, Opio, France
Price: € 25 per session
Language spoken: French, English, Dutch
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Techniques to build layers and texture with Powerwax and acrylics or with oils and cold wax
How to paint intuitively
Using tools like palette knives, brushes, and scrapers to add depth and pattern
Adding interest to your paintings with soft pastel, pan pastels and markers
and so much more!
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Bring your own paints (oils or acrylics) and support (paper, canvas, or board).
Cold Wax and Powerwax are available to purchase in class.
What students say..
"A few months ago, I had the pleasure of discovering Marina's very beautiful works while leafing through the magazine "Pratique des Arts". A chance because she offers initiation workshops to her cold wax techniques. Marina leads the two days of training in a friendly atmosphere with great professionalism. Everything is explained step by step with clarity, precision and empathy. We immediately get to the heart of the matter and it is very gratifying. The soft texture of the wax combined with the oil paint allows to obtain spectacular backgrounds and patterns. It will allow me to add a technique of incomparable richness to my rather figurative and detailed artistic practice. Thank you Marina! "Jacqueline R.
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I love Marina's paintings. I had a real crush on her work during a recent exhibition. I didn't know anything about the oil painting technique based on cold wax. I got interested in it and I had the great chance to participate in a 2-day workshop in her studio, to learn this technique. At the end of these 2 days, I am delighted, 1) because Marina is an artist who knows how to pass on her knowledge and her art, also because everything happened in an atmosphere that is both studious and relaxed. I come away with ideas to develop my work that I found a little too classic. Thank you very much Marina for these 2 days of lessons. Good continuation for your magnificent work of artist. 🙏 Marie-France D.
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"I truly fell in love with Marina’s work! Her two-day workshop allowed me to discover oil painting with Cold Wax in an atmosphere that was both focused and relaxed. I leave with lots of ideas and the desire to develop my own style. Thank you, Marina!" Sandra D.
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I loved your workshop, which wonderfully combines discovering a technique, the joy of creating, and sharing experiences. For my part, I complemented this workshop with the online Master Class I had taken earlier. Thank you, Marina, for your expertise, your valuable advice, and your availability for each participant. I will continue exploring oil and cold wax. As soon as I have time, I’ll come back to paint at your studio. Thank you! Patricia C.
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