In this workshop you will explore surfaces using encaustic and fresco painting techniques.
Bettina is a highly experienced teacher who creates beautiful work using fresco and encaustic techniques.
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What you will learn
In this workshop, we’ll explore the rich world of surfaces and textures. Moving between highs and lows, cracked and smooth, we’ll let ourselves be guided by an intuitive and playful process.
With gentle guidance and creative experimentation, you’ll discover how textures and materials can bring surprising depth and contrast to your artwork. We’ll layer and combine Encaustic with materials like sand, ash, marble dust, plaster, collage elements to create a series of expressive pieces.
I will demonstrate techniques in a spontaneous, process-oriented wayto inspire rather than instruct. You’re welcome to follow your own path, and I will support you individually, whether you’re trying something new or building on past experience. Group and one-on-one discussions will help you shape your compositions and develop your authentic visual language.
The group has no more than 8 participants, so we’ll have the chance to work closely together one-on-one.
https://kunstfreiraum.ch/7-day-castle-retreat-in-france/
TO REGISTER PLEASE ASK FOR AN INVOICE FROM MAGDALENA GROSZEK INFO@BE-ARTZ.COM
ABOUT BETTINA EGLI SENNHAUSER
My passion lies in developing an abstract visual vocabulary through the exploration of natural materials and an intuitive, process-oriented approach. In my work, the ancient technique of encaustic painting merges with fresco elements and aspects of mixed media, resulting in layered, tactile surfaces that invite close observation.
Since 2019, I have taught workshops and courses in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Ireland, and the United States. I’ve served as a speaker and instructor at the International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown (2023, 2024, and 2025) and at the IEA Encaustic Conference in Ireland (2024).
My work has been exhibited in Switzerland, Italy, and the U.S., and is represented in the United States by the Jeff Soderbergh for Sustainable Art Gallery in Wellfleet, MA. I am a Core Instructor for R&F Handmade Paints and a member of both the Swiss Society of Female Visual Artists (SGBK) and the International Encaustic Artists (IEA). I live and work near Basel, Switzerland.
SURFACE IS AN ILLUSION
Join me for this fabulous 7 day retreat…
… in the Guard House, a 1000 year old ancient castle converted to a building to accommodate artists and creators set in a medieval village called Sauveterre de Béarn on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in the beautiful South West of France.
This storied setting provides an ideal backdrop for exploring and reimagining the possibilities of the ancient techniques of encaustic and fresco.
For registrations and more information please contact Magdalena Groszek (info@be-artz.com), or Bettina Egli Sennhauser (bettina@kunstfreiraum.ch).
https://kunstfreiraum.ch/7-day-castle-retreat-in-france/
€ 3550 Single / double room with ensuite bathroom/shower. 4 rooms, they can be shared.
€ 3250 Single / double room with ensuite shower sink, toilet across the corridor. 3 rooms, they can be shared.
€ 3250 Single / double room, extra large bathroom, toilet across the corridor. 1 room, can be shared.
€ 2850 Price per Person in Shared bedroom.
What is included
- Welcome Dinner on June 26, 2026
- Six days of instruction in a fabulous newly set-up encaustic studio
- Every day self service continental breakfast
- Personalized 1:1 instruction with Bettina and ample Studio Time
- Six lovely lunches that include a glass of wine
- Six three course dinners that include a glass of wine
- Daily coffee, tea, and water
Not included: Airfare, trains and taxis to/from the airport, costs of meals on day trips or restaurant outings, Material Fee ca. € 70 p.P.