Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2015 Summer Workshop Catalog 1 | Page 56

Jenene Nagy & Joshua West Smith, Out Of Language (detail) Kimberly Brooks, Maiden Landscape (detail) Annette Roberts-Gray, Ruth’s Garden (detail) June 29 - July 3 July 6 - 10 July 6 - 10 Kimberly Brooks Annette Roberts-Gray SKILL LEVEL: III - IV SKILL LEVEL: I - II SKILL LEVEL: I CONCEPT: Investigate the current state of “painting” in a contemporary context with this hand-on workshop. The boundary of painting and sculpture has become increasingly blurred. As the art world becomes more interdisciplinary, we as makers have the opportunity to clarify our inte ntions and employ systems and methodologies that clearly communicate our ideas. Through readings and discussions we have the opportunity to define for ourselves the boundary of “image” and “object”. CONCEPT: If painting is a grand mansion with the foyer being realism, we walk through the door, and explore the surrounding rooms of figuration to abstraction. Students are exposed to practical techniques involving building different types of grounds, color mixing, and when to employ tightness vs. looseness. We look at techniques for keeping one’s work as fresh as possible, simultaneously the scaffolding to create bodies of work for an exhibition. CONCEPT: Capture the mood of a particular place or moment in time with the techniques taught in this class. By working from a brief pencil or watercolor sketch, using a portable, simplified palette, just a few brushes, and keeping it small, students will learn to become adept in creating small-format watercolor studies. The techniques employed in this class are designed to capture the mood of a place or moment. These techniques easily translate to landscape, still-life or figurative studies. PAINTING Image + Objecthood: advanced topics in painting Small-format Watercolor Painting Jenene Nagy & Joshua West Smith MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students use acrylic and oil painting, collage, papier-mâché, found object assemblage, basic woodworking techniques and cold connections. Artists such as Katherina Grosse and Jessica Stockholder serve as launching-off points for dialogue and exercises. Students will have access to both the painting and sculpture studios. ACTIVITIES: We learn with daily exercises, slide lectures, readings and discussion, faculty led demos, individual and group critiques and ample studio time. FACULTY: Jenene Nagy and Joshua West Smith are partners of the curatorial project TILT Export:, an independent art initiative that works in partnership with a variety of venues to produce its exhibitions. TILT Export: serves as a catalyst for opportunity, awareness and the challenging of ideas through art making. www.tiltpdx.com www.jenenenagy.com www.jjfab.com Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120 Studio Fee: $125  Code: D0505  Enrollment Limit 12 54  andersonranch.org  970/923-3181  MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: With an emphasis on safe studio practices, students learn techniques for oil painting (used by Rembrandt and Velasquez) that minimize exposure to toxic chemicals. As modern technology is a painter’s powerful ally, computer technologies will be incorporated for students who are interested in integrating digital tools with their practice. ACTIVITIES: We will begin with initial technical instruction and demonstrations and then move on to produce multiple paintings from beginning to end over the course of the week. FACULTY: Kimberly Brooks is a contemporary American painter that blends figuration and abstraction to explore a variety of subjects dealing with memory, history and identity. Kimberly exhibits nationally. Her work has been showcased in numerous publications and exhibitions. www.kimberlybrooks.com Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120 Studio Fee: $75  Code: D0608  Enrollment Limit 10 [email protected] MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students will practice watercolor on paper, basic composition, quick pencil and watercolor sketching techniques and use washes, wet and dry brush, color mixing and spatial definition techniques. ACTIVITIES: We learn through daily demonstrations and discussions on composition, sketching, paint and paper properties, palette and brush choices. Daily guided practice with a focus on lots of time for fast, loose, and joyful sketching, painting, experimenting, while expanding your knowledge. FACULTY: Annette Roberts-Gray has exhibited nationally in solo and group shows in New York, Wisconsin, Kansas, Louisiana, Georgia, New Mexico and many venues throughout Colorado. She has received numerous awards for her watercolor paintings. Annette lives and works in the Roaring Fork Valley and is married to the painter Andrew Roberts-Gray. Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120 Studio Fee: $75  Code: D0609  Enrollment Limit 6