About the Workshops
“The Brush and Beyond“
A Workshop in Experimental Watermedia Techniques
The “Brush and Beyond” Workshop will be an art altering experience! The energy filled days will explore creative methods of watermedia application, including texturing and the building of layers of paint. Participants will be exposed to new techniques and materials that will allow them to better express their visions and ideas through their paintings. The methods taught and materials utilized will be suitable for both representational and abstract imagery. Demonstrations and discussions will encompass and focus on composition and design, how to recharge your work, sources of inspiration and the business of being an artist. Each day will include plenty of time for painting and optional critiques.
Silhouette Workshop
This workshop will assist you in interpreting in a new and fresh way, the landscapes that you love. The focus of the workshop will be silhouettes, edges, patterns of lights and darks and expressing your vision of those shapes and lights and darks. The addition of color will help you set moods in your work. This exciting workshop will help you interpret, in an innovative way, the landscapes or cityscapes you love. Subjects can include any objects for which you can gather photo reference material, plants, animals, landscapes, and people, buildings, rivers and streams. Review the Silhouette Workshop Supply List.
silhouette |,siloö’et|
noun
the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, esp. in dim light.
silhouette
• a representation of someone or something showing the shape and outline only, typically colored in solid black.
verb [ trans. ] (usu. be silhouetted)
cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a lighter background : the castle was silhouetted against the sky.
A Workshop in Experimental Watermedia and Collage Techniques
A Workshop Watermedia & Collage Workshop
The “Brush and Beyond” Workshop will be an art altering experience! The energy filled days will explore creative methods of watermedia application, including the building layers, texturing and collage. Participants will be exposed to new techniques and materials that will allow them to better express their visions and ideas through their paintings and collages. The methods taught and materials utilized will be suitable for both representational and abstract imagery. Demonstrations and discussions will encompass and focus on composition and design, how to recharge your work, sources of inspiration and the business of being an artist. Each day will include plenty of time for painting and optional critiques.
The heart of the workshop will be to develop a strong sense of style in water media and watermedia collage while emphasizing the creative approach to making images. Through exposure to the various, new materials and techniques each workshop attendee will find themselves better expressing their individual ideas and visions in their work. Demonstrations and discussions will include exploring mixed media, approaching the subject with a fresh eye toward composition and design.
Finally, throughout the workshop the business of being an artist, including setting goals and priorities will be discussed. Each participant will discover how to become “inspired” and how to network as an artist.
Each day’s schedule will allow for plenty of painting time. Artists should bring several slides of their work. This workshop promises to be lively, energetic and best of all fun filled!