Introduction to Oil & Cold Wax with Carolyn Harrington
15th and 16th August 2026 9.00am-4.00pm
ERAS Sunday School, 58 Cressy St Deniliquin NSW 2710
Step into the rich, tactile world of oil and cold wax painting, where intuition meets technique.
This hands-on workshop invites artists to explore the expressive possibilities of layered surfaces, texture, and mark-making.
How to book
Book online at trybooking.com/DIAKX
Pricing:
$315 per person - Non Members
$285 per person - for ERAS Members
or $310 become a ERAS member (includes workshop ticket)
Please note that this workshop is has a maximum of 10 places, so bookings are essential.
About the workshop
You’ll learn how to build depth and luminosity using oil paint mixed with cold wax medium, creating a beautifully matte and tactile surface.
With step by step guidance, we’ll experiment with imprinting textures, scratching and gouging, masking, and using stencils to add dynamic structure and movement to your work.
We’ll also delve into solvent reduction techniques for subtle transparency effects and learn how to integrate drawing media—such as charcoal, graphite, or oil sticks—to enrich surface interest and line variation.
As you develop your compositions, we’ll explore how to balance value, shape, and line, and how to use colour enhancement to evoke mood and harmony.
By the end of the session, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how to combine control and spontaneity in your creative process—and take home one or more finished or in-progress pieces that reflect your unique artistic style.
What You’ll Explore:
Building layers with oils and cold wax
Creating texture through imprinting and reduction
Scratching, gouging, and carving into the surface
Using stencils and masking to shape composition
Who It’s For:
Artists and creatives with some understanding of composition who are keen to explore this wonderfully tactile medium.
There will be some materials provided but a full materials list will be forwarded to you as the workshop gets closer.
About the artist
Carolyn is an animal and nature lover, which is abundantly clear through many of her paintings.
Goats, dogs, birds, cows, sheep and many more have been her subjects, sometimes with small comical twists, that now hang in many homes around Australia.
When an occasional breathing space has beckoned, Carolyn has created eclectic series from medieval ladies and gentleman in finely adorned garments to robust abstracts that can bring new life to almost any setting.
In keeping with this spark of diversity, and for many years a dedicated acrylic artist, Carolyn entered the world of oil and cold wax painting in 2019 and has developed her style and portfolio with this amazingly textural medium.
Carolyn's flair for cold wax has been continuously enhanced over the years by association and support of renowned artists in this field, Jerry McLaughlin, Kym Barrett, Cheryl McGannon and Melinda Cootsona.
Art Prizes
Winner Derinya Art Exhibition - Best Modern
Winner Derinya Art Exhibition - Best in Show
Winner Derinya Art Exhibition - Award OF Excellence in Art
Winner Canterbury Art Show - Small Works Award
Winner Deniliquin Art Show - Best Modern
Winner Oakhill Gallery - Barmah Park Vineyard Award
Finalist Deniliquin Art Show - Mixed Medium
People's choice Man from Snowy River Festival
Category winner St Francis Xavier Art Show Category winner
Artistic Education
2023 Advanced Cold Wax Workshop Cooroy QLD, Cheryl McGannon Kym Barrett
2022 Advanced Workshop in Oils and Cold Wax - San Miguel Mexico, Jerry McLaughlin Cold Wax Academy
2021 Answers in Abstraction Online Workshop, Melinda Cootsona
2021 The Figure and Cold Wax Online Workshop, Melinda Cootsona
2019 Introduction to Oil and Cold Wax Workshop Noosa QLD, Cheryl McGannon Kym Barrett
2019 Introduction to Oil and Cold Wax Workshop San Francisco USA, Jerry McLaughlin - Cold Wax Academy
1983 Diploma of Arts RMIT
