Do you need a new approach to working with abstraction?
Gather, experiment, delve, and unfold.
Join Joanna for these 5 sessions that are 3 hour class intensives.
Students will deepen their conversation with this magical paint medium while expanding individual visual vocabulary and approach to abstraction. Over the 5 classes, there will be demos, presentations, plentiful painting time and one to one support. We will look outward and inward through tuning in to the senses; drawing; experimental exercises; reflection and writing.
There will be a focus on building paintings with optical depth and luminosity through layering, translucency, opacity and subtraction. Exercises and prompts will lead to a more experimental, playful and intuitive use of techniques and tools for adding/subtracting/ manipulating layers. Colour exploration, composition and resolving a painting will be emphasized. We will also cover creating a smooth surface and working with control; compatible media and a review of the elements.
The purpose of the class is to discover new approaches to working with abstraction and this medium, to hone your unique visual language and nurture a playful and intuitive approach in the studio.
In this class you will:
- Develop your visual voice through practising instinct and reasoning.
- Learn via theory and practice- experimenting and recording findings; problem solving through reflection, discussion and analysis.
- Loosen up; develop working intuitively and accessing the open mode.
- Refresh the fundamental elements and principles of art
- Develop reflection and critical thinking skills.
- Be supported in digesting your learnings and determining how best to move forward through the optional one to one session after the course.
"My teaching approach nurtures each individual's personal vision with plentiful one to one support, encouraging an experimental and intuitive approach to digging deep with materials, process, theory, interaction and reflection. Originating from my own studio practice, I have developed a teaching pedagogy which combines open experimentation; exercises that feed into the exploration of specific techniques/ideas; a building block approach to create paintings and reflection practices to assimilate the learnings."
-Joanna
Features of the course:
- 5 classes, 3 hours each
- Live online
- Some pre-recorded demos, some live.
- Copious one to one directive support
- Handouts
- Slideshows
- Group critique
- Light homework between classes to develop, digest, reflect
- One to one mentoring session available at end of course
Testimonials:
“Joanna’s was one of the most satisfying and productive courses I have taken, both theoretically and practically. It was so well structured and thought out, and I’m coming away with SO much to work- and play- with going forward. Joanna really knows how to get the creative juices flowing.” - Lynne
“Suddenly, abstraction makes sense. Thank you, Joanna, for your generosity, lucidity, patience, kindness, and gentleness.” - Debs
FAQs:
Q: Who is this class for?
A: This class is especially useful for those who would like to go beyond their comfort zone to expand horizons with materials, process and approach to abstraction. Whilst some experience with the medium is necessary, the course caters for a mixed level of experience through plenty of one to one attention.
Q: I have more questions. How do I reach you?
A: Email me at [email protected]
About Joanna
Joanna has been a professional artist for over 20 years and educator for 15. She is an R&F Artist Instructor, teaching Encaustic Painting and Drawing in Ireland and Internationally. Her teaching approach nurtures each individual's personal vision with plentiful one to one support, encouraging an experimental and intuitive approach to digging deep with materials, process, theory, interaction and reflection.
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