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 52  andersonranch.org  970/923-3181  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 [email protected] 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