Luminous Blooms in Oils & Cold Wax
Celebrate Valentine’s month at Phoenix Art Workshop with renowned artist Marney-Rose Edge, and immerse yourself in the luminous world of painting flowers in oils combined with cold wax. This unique medium brings a rich, tactile quality to your work—ideal for capturing the translucency and vibrancy of petals with the subtle glow of natural light.
Over this weekend workshop, Marney-Rose will guide students through the essentials of working with oil and cold wax: creating layered surfaces, building texture, mixing radiant color, and designing compositions that let your floral subjects shine. You’ll explore expressive mark making using palette knives and silicone tools, an easy colour mixing guide, and simple, effective lighting strategies that add depth and atmosphere to your paintings.
Whether you’re new to oils or an experienced painter looking to expand your creative toolkit, this workshop offers a warm, supportive environment to explore, experiment, and deepen your understanding of this beautiful medium. You’ll leave with fresh techniques, renewed inspiration, and a finished floral piece that reflects your personal style.
Suggested supply list for Flowers with Oils and Cold Wax – with Marney-Rose Edge
Cold wax medium- (Gamblin or Dorland)
Suggested Oil colours. bring what you have. I use Winton, VanGogh and Gamblin oils
Yellow Ochre
Cad Yellow Light
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
Transparent Orange
Cad Red Light
Transparent Red Oxide or Burnt Sienna (Winton)
Cerulean Blue (winton)
Ultramarine Blue
Indigo
Sap Green
Titanium/Zinc White Gamblin or Soft Mixing White by Winton
Optional: Radiant Blue, Radiant Turquoise (Gamblin)
Mics Supplies:
For Paintings – Bring 2 – 9×12 or 8×10” — You can use gessoed boards, gessoed birch panels or cradles or Gessoed Masonite or gessoed canvas boards (No Stretched canvas)
If you want to use paper instead of hard surfaces please bring Paper (I use Canson Oil and Acrylic paper or Arches Oil paper,) suitable for oils. No gesso needed.
Palette paper pad – used to mix the paint and wax – bring a covered palette for storing leftover paint.
Palette Knives: see photo for a small selection. Bring your favourite palette knives of choice.
Silicone tools of choice. Photo included with different ones. Bring what you have. I have spare tools available too
A backing board for the paper to be mounted to and masking tape.
A Box to transport paintings
Reference material of flowers — Black and white prints preferred so you can be freer with colours.
Gloves – latex or garden type, Baby oil
Paper towels – lots
Baby wipes
Apron
SketchBook – pencil and fine sharpie pen
I will have a few tools available to borrow if you don’t have access to these tools. Please let me know.
