Rachel Fortune (England)
I did the course because I was getting frustrated with my lack of growth Encaustically. I have really enjoyed this Basics course in so many ways.
The biggest thing for me has been recognising that frustration can be turned into determination to succeed. Practice is the key and it doesn't matter how many times you go over the same thing, we all develop at different rates. It is particularly important to me to know I have this course at my fingertips for the rest of my life.
I have loved learning all the different techniques and surprised myself with the Tissue work. The first Tissue one I did I have shown on the Wall of Art,if you look carefully you can see two little Deer at the bottom under the branches. I loved it.
Dewi Polak
(Netherlands)
From the course Flowing wax 'I love this course! It was so much fun and very inspiring and I have learned so many new techniques that help me to express my inner world more and more. Through this course I have worked on self-acceptance, relaxation, finding my own ¨muse¨ and to keep playing. Thank you so much Michael for this beautiful course!'
Manja Zijdenbos
(Netherlands)
From the course Flowing wax 'Although I've been working with wax for over 25 years, I loved doing this course.Always something to learn.'
Marion (Germany)
From the course Improving Landscapes'Thank you very much for this great online-course! As I never had art or drawing lessons before, I learnd so much about perspective, light, colours, distances and bringing life into a landscape. It was so helpful to have the possibility to watch the videos again and again and build up my landscape step by step. So I am able to work on bigger cards now!'
R
uth (Canada)
'I am so glad that I decided to take this course. Michael's calm voice and wonderful demonstration really helped me to gain confidence in using the iron. The inspiration galeries were helpful in sparking my own imagination and to remind me to just let go and have fun.'
Nick Ward(U K)
I've just finished the Frame Stamps course. As ever, it far surpassed my expectations. It is full of inspiring ideas; creativity everywhere. I guess I try not to copy the art exactly. The fun really starts as you learn to adapt Michael's designs.
From the course Frame Stamps 
Claudia Dengler
(Germany)
I enjoyed the course very much. Everything was easy to understand and well explained. It never felt like work, but more like playing, like experimenting.
I think I learned a lot and now I feel well prepared to go on experimenting on my own.
From the course Encaustic Art Basics 
Ineke Bos (Netherlands)
From the course Discovering Hotplates 'Een prachtige cursus om te leren hoe de hotplate werkt en een geweldige reis om stapje voor stapje te ontdekken waar deze reis naar toe leidt. Onderweg word je begeleid door Michael en Wemke met prachtige video’s en heel duidelijke uitleg van alle te nemen stappen en door Wemke vertaald naar het Nederlands. Voor mij een geweldige reis met zoveel technieken en voorbeelden die ik nu met veel plezier gebruik in mijn eigen creaties. Een cursus met een bron van inspiratie met hartelijke dank aan de makers Wemke en Michael…'
Erna Brynaert (Belgium)
From the course Discovering Hotplates 'Wat heb ik genoten van deze prachtige reis, veel geleerd over technieken, maar ook over hoe ik naar mezelf kijk en dat ik best wel creatief uit de hoek kan komen. Steeds was ik bang dat ik het niet goed genoeg zou doen, maar dat kan ik nu al wat beter loslaten en ja dan gaat het veel beter.
Nu ik de cursus heb afgerond weet ik, dat ik nog veel ga genieten van het spelen met de was, en proberen vanuit mijn eigen gevoel te werken.'
Ivonne de Vos
(The Netherlands)
From the course Improving Landscapes 'Inspired by the book The Raven Rings, thanks for the stimulation to explore.'
Judy Slater(USA)
From the course Improving Landscapes'I loved your class. It was wonderful and so worthwhile investing in...'
Rachel Fortune
(England)
From the course Improving Landscapes 'I have just completed the Improving Landscapes course. I have learned about depth, composition and how to do detail, and much more besides. This course is easy to follow although not so easy to apply, that takes a lot of practice. Each piece I did I could see improvement from the Image before. Now the learning really takes off as I do more and more different pieces. I have especially learned about colour,making sure you have the correct colour is vital. I had a problem with skies, then realised I was using cream not white.This made the skies greeny and dull. Lesson learned. All along I have been inspired by Michael as he encourages you to see around you and discover your landscapes and what works for you. I have really enjoyed this course and look forward to applying what I have learned to my work.'
Ria Kessels
(The Netherlands)
Het was een zeer boeiende en leerzame cursus, waar ik vele verschillende technieken heb geleerd. Een van de opdrachten wat ik niet zag zitten was de colouring-over, maar ben er toch aan begonnen. Wat een verrassing hoeveel ik daar van geleerd en genoten heb. Dank je Wemke en Michael en nu op naar de volgende cursus.
From the course Encaustic Art Basics 
Ineke Bos (Netherlands)
From the course Flowing wax 'Een voor mij hele nieuwe en uitdagende techniek van het gebruik van de bijenwas. Heel relaxt kijken wat er gebeurt na het aanbrengen van de was die je vervolgens laat stromen. Iets toevoegen, iets weghalen en rustig kijken wat er ontstaat. Een heerlijke cursus met weer heel duidelijke uitleg, mooie video’s en een galerie met prachtige voorbeelden. En ook weer te combineren met alle andere technieken. Ik heb er van genoten en geniet met de flowing wax nog steeds van waardevolle en fijne rust momenten in mijn leven. '
Carola Verbruggen
(Netherlands)
From the course Flowing wax 'What a wonderful course, you really learn to go with the flow literally and figuratively.The patience you develop during this course was so good for me.Watching, feeling, letting go and adding was a journey in itself for me.I really liked stepping out of my comfort zone.'
Nick Ward
(UK)
From the course Improving Landscapes 'What a lovely few months I've had. You can't believe how much fun and inspiration you have given me...'
