What is Lazure?

Lazure is layers of paint prepared nearly as thin and transparent as watercolor, consisting of water, binder, and pigment. It is applied with a rhythmical movement using large brushes. The final color is achieved using varied colors applied in several layers, over a white surface. Light passes through these thin layers of color and is reflected back, giving a pure color experience.

Flat, monotone colors are tiring on the eyes while color, with variation of hue and tone, stimulate and balance the activity of the eyes. The lazure method offers a creative and conscientious use of color that provides nourishment for the eye and the soul. It can achieve aesthetically beautiful results and act as a powerful healing influence amid the stress and tension of modern life. Lazured walls are found in a variety of settings including offices, restaurants, residences, schools, curative and medical establishments and places of worship.

Lazure Workshop Details

The workshop will cover lazure technique, color theory and practice, and participants will apply their new skills to a project in the Lakeside school house. By the end of the workshop, participants will have the knowledge and skills to go home and do some lazuring of their own!

The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an hour for lunch. The fee for the one-day workshop is $75.00 pp, or $100.00 pp if you which to purchase the brush. Please bring your own lunch and snacks. For more information, please call Robin Gucker at 518-569-4675. RSVP to Lakeside at 518-963-7385.

About the Artist

Martha Loving, MFA is an Artist, Astrologer, Educator, and Collot Painting Therapist having received her training in The Netherlands. She studied with Dennis Klocek at Rudolf Steiner College in CA, completing Waldorf teacher training. Martha’s specialty is working with COLOR, and she has been working in Waldorf schools across the USA teaching the teachers, students, parents, and community for 20 years. She currently lives in Charlotte, VT working out of her studio creating Star Chart Talismans with images, weaving, textiles, and the WORD. Contact via email: martha@lovingcolor.org or phone: 434.865.5330. Please visit her website: www.lovingcolor.org for more information.