Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2015 Summer Workshop Catalog 1 | Page 54
Josh Meier, Buggeryed (detail)
Elizabeth Ferrill, Nevada #1
Pablo Garcia, NeoLucida Flowers Drawing
June 1 - 5
June 8 - 12
June 8 - 12
Works on Paper:
Trace What You See:
Elizabeth Ferrill
Pablo Garcia
SKILL LEVEL: I
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all
SKILL LEVEL: I - II
CONCEPT: Immerse yourself in the world of painting, and
gain confidence at handling a variety of paint media as we
explore the technical, perceptual and conceptual basics
of painting. This course focuses not only on the nuts and
bolts of ground preparation, media characteristics, and
methods of paint application but provides a foundation
in how to interpret what you see and how to transfer that
information to canvas so that it is both seemingly “real”
and aesthetically sound. Topics include basic theory and
use of color and composition in working with a variety of
paint media on a variety of surfaces.
CONCEPT: Painters and printmakers alike are invited to
put their imagination to the test and create new works
using gouache and collage. Gouache is a magnificent,
water-based paint used for creating rich, opaque, and
velvety surfaces. In this workshop, gouache and collage
are merged to generate dynamic and many-layered works
on paper. Pochoir, a hand-stenciling process, is introduced
as a way to build collage-like surfaces using gouache in
an additive method. Alternative collage materials are
also explored as a way to achieve a richer surface texture
and color palette.
CONCEPT: Join us on a journey through history as we
investigate the optical and mechanical drawing aids that
artists have used since the early 17th century. In recent
years, artist David Hockney ignited controversy by outlining
the ways the “old masters” used these aids when creating
their masterpieces. This workshop explores various
drawing and painting techniques as informed by optical
drawing aids such as camera obscura, mirror projections
and the camera lucida. We spend extensive time drawing
with the NeoLucida, a modern reinterpretation of the
camera lucida.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students use oil, acrylic,
watercolor paint application and surface preparation.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students use pochoir, collage,
adhesives, color mixing, cutting methods, and image
layering.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students focus primarily on
drawing techniques as a foundation for final rendering.
Students explore their preferred medium as an extension
of drawing exercises. Final media may include: pencil, pen/
ink, paint, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, etc.
Beginning Painting
Josh Meier & Jenene Nagy
collage & gouache
ACTIVITIES: We learn through demonstrations, daily
exercises, slide lectures and individual studio time.
FACULTY: Josh Meier is the Studio Coordinator of
Painting and Printmaking at Anderson Ranch. He received
his B.F.A. from the University of Kansas.
www.joshmeier.com
Jenene Nagy is the Artistic Director of painting and
printmaking at Anderson Ranch. She is also one half of
the independent curatorial team TILT Export: and currently
serves on the Board of Directors of ART PAPERS. Jenene’s
work is represented by PDX Contemporary Art.
www.jenenenagy.com
Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D0101 Enrollment Limit 10
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ACTIVITIES: We learn through demonstrations,
individual and group feedback, as well as group
discussion and ample studio time.
FACULTY: Elizabeth Ferrill received her M.F.A. from
RISD. She has had solo exhibitions nationally and
internationally. She was an artist-in-residence at the
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE. From
2009 to 2012, Elizabeth was the Studio Coordinator of
Painting and Printmaking at Anderson Ranch. Elizabeth
currently teaches printmaking at the Rhode Island School
of Design.
www.elizabethferrill.com
Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D0202 Enrollment Limit 10
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drawing with the neolucida
ACTIVITIES: We look at historical examples of drawing
technolog ies leading to extensive production time. The
studio space is used for still life and portraiture and we
venture outdoors for landscape and field drawing.
FACULTY: Pablo Garcia is an Assistant Professor at the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Pablo’s work centers
on reverse engineering historical art and design techniques
for a contemporary audience. He is the creator (with Golan
Levin) of the NeoLucida, a modern reinterpretation of the
camera lucida—a 19th-century optical drawing aid popular
in the days before photography.
www.pablogarcia.org
Tuition: $975 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1175
Studio Fee: $100 Code: P0203 Enrollment Limit 12