Linda Womack – Hot Wax Painting Teacher
October 22nd, 2008 by Joseph
Meet Linda Womack. I had chance to chat with her about encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting. Along with being a busy teacher, she’s also written a book, Embracing Encaustic: Learning to Paint with Beeswax. Linda is a dynamic art teacher who tries to keep her classes open to having fun and making mistakes, or “happy accidents”. She’s already gotten at least 2 students from TeachStreet since she’s joined in mid-August, and is looking forward to more.
Featured Teacher Interview: Linda Womack
Joseph Sunga: What do you like about TeachStreet?
Linda Womack: I like the fact that the site is easy to use, and it provides me with an online presence. Another great thing is when I put the effort to update my profile by adding photos and getting reviews, you get rewarded. After doing the work, you can get more awareness on TeachStreet.
JS: What do you like about teaching?
LW: Its great when people try a new type of painting like Encaustic painting. Sharing it with other people, it also forces me to learn new things. I get questions like “What happens if I do this?” where I respond, “Lets try it!” I always learn new things when I teach.
JS: How are you different from other art teachers?
LW: I teach Encaustic painting, which is such an unusual medium that people are naturally curious about it. I stand out from other encaustic painting teachers due to my experience and the recognition I’ve received for the book I wrote on the subject this year. I also teach smaller classes, which is big difference in experience a student has. Although I don’t teach individually or privately, since it’s important to learn from other. The students seem to love it, they’re always laughing in the studio.
JS: If you had 1 meeting with 1 student, what would you teach them?
LW: I’d teach them the basics of encaustic painting. Working with wax is very forgiving; if you don’t like something you can scrape it off and try again. It’s also very versatile so you can paint, collage, sculpt and pair it with other mediums for your own unique look. In class, my goal is to teach the basics in one day so my students can have all the skills they need to experiment and learn even more as they practice.
JS: What advice do you have for students on TeachStreet?
LW: Search, search, search! There is a lot out there to learn, so definitely search for anything because you’ll never know what you’ll find.
JS: What advice do you have for teachers on TeachStreet?
LW: Put up photographs immediately, art teachers especially. Show them your work. Also, get reviews for your classes as soon as possible since that helps you a lot to get recognized.
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