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Painting Drapery and Cloth Workshop (In-Person)
with Frederic Kaplan
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Instructor: Frederic Kaplan
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Depicting cloth and drapery convincingly can be a valuable skill for painters of still life and figure-based subject matter, and it long has been a component of classical art instruction. Develop methods to simplify and organize the complex and often ambiguous structure of draped fabric. Create charcoal studies tolearn how light and shadow define the creases, folds, and flowing character of drapery. Progress to rendering drapery with oil or acrylic paints as you analyze the interaction of form and color with light. Previousdrawing and painting experience strongly recommended.
Image: Walter Wang, Pears and Apple, 2009, Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the student.
Register by: October 27
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Spontaneous Abstraction Workshop (In-Person)
with Kassem Amoudi
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Instructor: Kassem Amoudi
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Many artists can feel frustrated in front of a blank canvas, unsure of how to start and what to paint. This workshop offers a step-by-step technique which will enable you to paint with confidence by tapping into your intuitive process and finding inspiration more easily. Expert instruction and advice from the instructor will push students to explore new possibilities and work more intuitively, allowing unplanned marks and passages to become artistic breakthroughs. Demonstration of different drawing and painting techniques will enhance your knowledge of the process of painting. Students will utilize line, color and space, as well as the possibilities of editing, to create busy/calm areas and focal points in their paintings.
Image: Kassem Amoudi
Register by: November 10
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
The Figure as a Point of Departure (Online)
with Kassem Amoudi
Friday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: Kassem Amoudi
Credit: Non-Credit Only
This workshop is not about the traditional way of painting the figure. If you are tired of getting lost in the details and traditional modes of representational painting, and you want to take a risk by exploring new ways of expressing the human form, this class is for you. Paint and draw the human figure in a looser and more expressionistic contemporary manner. Refine your painting skills to create a lively surface which will be considered a playground for intuitive creativity, technique, and skill. Expert instruction and advice from the instructor will push students to explore new possibilities and work more intuitively, allowing unplanned marks and passages to become artistic breakthroughs. Establish pictorial unity through visual metaphor and focal points and explore the power of using “active” and “quiet” areas. PowerPoint presentations and examples of contemporary ways of using the figure will enhance your understanding of the abstract qualities of space, line and color. Sessions will include live painting time, with critiques and advice from the instructor as he works one-on-one with each student. Open to all levels: You do not have to have extensive experience with painting the figure to make successful paintings. Note: Due to the emphasis on live instructor feedback and in-class painting, this Zoom class is not recorded.
Image: Kassem Amoudi.
Register by: December 1
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Portrait in Pencil Workshop (In-Person)
with RA Friedman
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Instructor: RA Friedman
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Using inexpensive materials, this hands-on workshop will introduce the concepts andmethods needed to create a strong sense of dimension and likeness in your portrait drawings. Explore the proportions and planes of the head, neck and shoulders. Learn how to create astructural foundation and how to easily manage anatomy by breaking down forms into simplegeometric shapes. Instruction will address different strategies for creating a finished tonal portrait as well as tips and tricks that will help you draw like a pro!
Image: RA Friedman.
Register by: December 1
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies