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Introduction to Sumi-e: The Ancient Art Of Asian Brush Painting
In this 1-day workshop Fontaine Rodgers will teach the Ancient 3,000 year old Asian art of Sumi-e painting using ink, special brushes and rice paper. Students learn to paint by following the traditions of ancient masters of an art form that developed alongside the invention of the basic strokes of character writing. Philosophy, traditions, techniques and set-up will be covered. Familiar themes include bamboo, blossoms, plants, insects, animals and other elements of nature. This workshop is ideally suited for beginners, artists and non-artists and teachers who wish to add Sumi-e to their multicultural classroom experience. All materials provided, including 5 quality brushes for the participants to keep. Participants are welcome to bring their own brushes but not required. Participants will also receive a Sumi-e Supply Kit worth $50.00
Discover how to create more expressively through self-awareness and releasing expectations. This approach of creating abstractly will allow you to trust your instincts while incorporating the organic process of abstract painting. Demos and guided exercises will help you achieve more liberating paintings. Acrylic paints only.
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JOIN WAITLISTExpressive Still Life Workshop with Emphasis on Flowers
Wish your paintings popped from across the room? Come learn how. Through short demonstrations and discussion, followed by plenty of one-on-one instruction – you can learn to make your paintings sing with light, depth and movement in this all from life class with a special emphasis on flowers. Gorgeous flowers and still life items will be provided for full on inspiration and visual excitement as we explore and learn through value, color, edges and composition. Prerequisites: PD103 and PD157 or similar experience
Working from photos, students will learn how to prepare surfaces, compose their own ladnscapes, and use various oil pastel techniques to blend, layer, scrape, and soften this versatile material into creating amazingly colorful sunsets, mountains, rural landscapes, and nature's most beautiful bodies of water.
Discover the Art of Paper Marbling
In this one-day workshop, you’ll explore the ancient art of marbling while creating intricately stunning designs on water, to capture them onto a unique monoprint.
Toward the end of the workshop, you will be able to choose one of your marbled papers to decorate the cover of a handbound notebook. Silvana has studied with masters of this art form in Italy, Brazil and the USA.
***Two Day Workshop meets Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14***
In this two-day relief printmaking workshop, students will learn printing techniques for linocuts. Monochromatic printing from single blocks, color printing from multiple blocks, and reduction techniques will be covered. Printing techniques will be taught on an etching press as well as small relief presses and barens. Advantages of different printmaking papers as well as water-based inks will be discussed, demonstrated and used by participants. Subject matter can be either figurative or abstract. This is a hands-on workshop so participants can expect to get their hands dirty.