painting & drawing
Jennifer Coates , Sandwich To Go ( detail ) Gregory Botts , Sunflowers at Horsefly Mesa ( detail ) Katherine Alexander , West Texas Series # 1 ( detail )
August 7 - 11
Abstraction & Figuration : the perfect union
Jennifer Coates
August 14 - 18
Fresh Paint , Fresh Air
Gregory Botts
August 14 - 18
The Luminous Language of Color
Katherine Alexander
SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : Explore the rich overlap between figuration and abstraction with a particular focus on materiality in this compelling painting workshop . We look at the history of gestures and automatism in paint and how they function in relation to figures , objects and landscapes . We discover how perceptually grounded forms can be modified , enhanced or productively undermined by abstraction . The cultural history of color and what kinds of meaning color can produce are also a focus . Students can choose to work from life , photographic sources or imagination .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Using acrylic paint , students learn to pay attention to the materiality of the medium and allow it to be in dialogue with figuration . We begin with paintings on postcards and paper and then move onto canvas , once ideas have been generated . Feel free to bring various sources including objects and / or images .
ACTIVITIES : We start each day with a presentation , exploring how artists have optimized the possibilities of paint and color throughout the centuries . Students then work independently throughout the day with one-onone instruction and group discussions about the work completed at the end of each day .
FACULTY : Jennifer Coates is a recipient of the Stewart MacMillan Endowed Chair in Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art . She currently teaches at the New York Academy of Art and Montclair State University . She recently wrote an article for Modern Painters called “ The Goo of Paint : How Every Mark Matters .” Jennifer has an upcoming solo show at Freight & Volume in New York City in 2017 .
www . jenniferlcoates . com
SKILL LEVEL : III
CONCEPT : Experience summer in full bloom as you embark on painting outdoors in the Colorado landscape . We practice drawing not only on its own , but as the structure for our plein air paintings . In addition to painting outside , we explore the landscape paintings of Corot , Manet , Cezanne , Van Gogh , Matisse , Picasso , Marsden Hartley , Milton Avery , Fairfield Porter and Richard Diebenkorn . We discuss how recently Alex Katz has put the landscape firmly back into the studio and contemporary painting . Art history and drawing together make a conversation , merging content and a new poetry that we can take back into our studios .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Students ambitiously explore the oil painting medium while outside . We discover how to transform confusion into control when painting outside .
ACTIVITIES : We engage in daily critiques , and we look at our drawings and books for generating ideas . Our focus is on painting outside with guidance from the instructor . Often the instructor paints along , supplying fresh ideas .
FACULTY : Gregory Botts began painting in the landscape with Fairfield Porter , Jane Freilecher and Paul Georges in the 1970s . He spends half of the year in New Mexico , traveling there from New York City , painting along the way . Recently , Gregory had a show titled " Southern Route " at the University of Tennessee .
www . gregorybotts . com
SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : Develop a powerfully expressive visual vocabulary , and ultimately a dynamic and impactful painting , in this inquisitive look at the luminous language of color . We explore how color lends singular presence , mood and atmosphere to a painting . This studio workshop is for painters of all levels who want to develop or expand upon the ability to employ evocative color to create a uniquely personal presence , spirit or emotional resonance in their work .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Using the transparent medium of Golden Heavy Body acrylic paints , we experiment with juxtaposing colors and building up surfaces to create evocative forms , atmospheric qualities , volume and depth . Students are welcome to focus on class assignments and their own individual projects .
ACTIVITIES : Each day includes hands-on experimentation accompanied by demonstrations , frequent group discussions , one-on-one help , color experiments and discussions . We work on studies from direct observation along with images and photographs for development into compositions , studies and paintings .
FACULTY : Katherine Alexander is a painter who lives in West Texas . She has had solo exhibitions in New York , Los Angeles , Houston , Marfa , and El Paso , and has participated in group exhibitions throughout the U . S ., Germany , Belgium and Holland . Katherine ’ s work is represented in numerous public and private collections .
Tuition : $ 1,075 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,275 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 75 Code : D1018-17 Enrollment Limit 10
Tuition : $ 1,075 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,275 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 75 Code : D1120-17 Enrollment Limit 10
Tuition : $ 1,075 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,275 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 75 Code : D1119-17 Enrollment Limit 10
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